Probation Archives - D.C. Witness

Judge Gives More Time for Defendant to Comply With Probation

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee continued a probation hearing on July 28 for a defendant who allegedly violated probation guidelines. Be’Shon Tyler, 24, was charged with possession of attempted... Read More

Stabbing, Kidnapping Defendant Pleads Guilty After Violating Stay Away Order

Details During a felony status conference on July 21, a domestic violence defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe after an additional charge was added for breaking a... Read More

Judge Questions Legality of Stabbing Defendant’s Plea Offer

Details DC Superior Judge Deborah Israel paused court proceedings to review the legality of a plea offer extended by the prosecution on July 11. Alan Jackson, 40, is charged with first-degree... Read More

‘This Isn’t How I Want to Live’ – shooting defendant asks for leniency

Details DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson imposed a partially suspended sentence for a shooting defendant on June 27. On March 14, Marcus Cunningham, 20, pled guilty to assault with intent... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Granted Modified Release Conditions

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted a stabbing defendant’s request for changes in release in a July 1 hearing. Lawrence Twisdale, 49, was sentenced to two counts of assault... Read More

An ‘Imperfect Self Defense’

Details A stabbing defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel who accepted the pleas on July 2. Jonathan Arevalo Blanco, 23, was originally charged with aggravated assault knowingly... Read More

Judge Grants Youth Act Sentence in Shooting Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe sentenced Ralph Price on June 20, following his conviction for a firearm-related offense. Price, 20, was originally charged with aggravated assault knowingly while armed,... Read More

drugs and alcohol could cost Carjacking Defendant his probation

Details DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean expressed concern for the defendants continued lack of compliance regarding substance abuse treatment during a hearing on June 23. Damian Lea, 24, pleaded guilty... Read More

Good behavior earns resentencing

Details DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean resentenced a shooting defendant on June 23 based on his exceptional compliance with probation. Joseph Robinson, 26, pleaded guilty on Dec. 14, 2021 to... Read More

Stabbing Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A stabbing defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on June 30. James Allen, 31, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and... Read More

Defendant in Homicide Case Released Despite New Arrest

Details DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied the prosecution’s request to detain a defendant allegedly connected to a homicide, despite his arrest in a new case, during a hearing on... Read More

‘I Was Probably Being a Bit Much’ Says Defendant, Pleading Guilty to Assault

Details Sharae Hicks will be released from incarceration after pleading guilty to minor assault and attempted felony violation of the Bail Reform Act as determined by DC Superior Court Judge Judith... Read More