Probation Archives - D.C. Witness

Non-fatal Shooting Suspect Gets Relaxed Probation Terms.

Details On July 7, D.C. Superior Court Judge Sean Staples granted unsupervised probation and a release order for a non-fatal shooting defendant. Ahmarrae Brooks, 25, faces multiple alleged charges, including assault... Read More

Judge Congratulates Sexual Assault Defendant on Compliance

Details A sexual-assault defendant was congratulated by DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo after a Court Services & Offender Supervision (CSOSA) agent reported that he has been compliant with all his... Read More

Defendant Returns to Court 2 Years After Guilty Verdict

By Aerial Lopez [former] - March 22, 2023
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Probation | Sexual Assault |

Details A defendant in a domestic violence case was summoned to DC Superior Court for allegedly violating his parole conditions. He was charged with armed assault with intent to kill on... Read More

Judge Orders Attorney of Man Convicted of Sex Abuse to Bring Him to A Medical Facility

Details During a Feb. 2 hearing, after DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt was notified that a sex abuse defendant was not in full compliance of his probation conditions, she ordered... Read More

Judge Set to Close Sex Assault Case in 2 Weeks

Details At an Aug. 8 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted the prosecution’s request to delay a probation violation ruling by two weeks. Todd Anderson, 27, pleaded guilty on... Read More

Defendant Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Woman in Her Apartment

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant on felony sex abuse charges for forcing himself on a woman in her Kingman Park neighborhood apartment. Richard Goodwin came to the... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Sentenced on Misdemeanor Charges for Starting Fire in Apartment

Details Exactly two years after he was initially charged with arson, a domestic violence defendant was sentenced for three misdemeanor charges. “I first want to start off by apologizing,” Clarence Bowler... Read More

Prosecutor Describes Harassment Woman Suffered During Sentencing of Domestic Violence Defendant

Details A domestic violence defendant was sentenced for first-degree unlawful publication, stalking and threats to do bodily harm. Carlton Robertson entered the courtroom late for his sentencing on March 14 and... Read More

Judge Orders Parties To Resolve Disagreements After Rescheduling Manslaughter Defendant’s Sentencing

Details A DC Superior Court judge rescheduled a homicide defendant’s sentencing due to parties having disagreements over certain specifics of the sentence. In February 2019, Terica Younger pleaded guilty to voluntary... Read More

Domestic Violence Defendant Sentenced for Armed Break-In

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man for forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home while armed with a pocket knife. Marlin Reynolds went to his ex-girlfriend’s home and... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to September Sexual Assaults

Details A defendant pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor sexual abuse. On Sept. 14, 2021, a woman was walking her dog in Southeast, DC when Darnell Peoples started following... Read More

Judge Sentences Sex Abuse Defendant to Serve 2.5 Years

Details A DC Superior Court judge accepted a plea deal and sentenced a sex abuse defendant to serve two-and-a-half years in prison. Joseph Howard pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse for... Read More