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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 30, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to one year of probation.
Olonzie Coney pleaded guilty to simple assault, second-degree theft and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon. He was initially charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for spitting on a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer’s face and then pulling out a knife from his pocket during an arrest on March 1 on the 100 block of 19th Street, SE. Coney, 35, was also charged with second-degree theft for stealing from a store on the 700 block of 14th Street, NW.
As part of a plea deal the prosecution agreed to not seek an indictment on further charges in the case.
Judge Dayna Dayson sentenced Coney to 30 days of incarceration with credit for time served in the second-degree theft case. Coney also received a 120-day suspended sentence in the assault case, plus one year of probation.
He will not have to spend any more time behind bars.
Judge Dayson said that she gave Coney this sentence because he has already spent 115 days in jail.
Judge Dayson also ordered that Coney stay away from the places of the incidents and complete substance abuse tests.
Lucas Dansie, Coney’s attorney, said his client’s behavior is a reflection of alcohol dependency and addiction.