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D.C. Witness Staff
- August 5, 2020
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On Aug. 5, a defendant pleaded guilty to four charges in two different cases.
Michael Mayo, 51, pleaded guilty to unlawful entry onto private property, second-degree theft and two counts of destruction of property worth less than $1,000. He was originally charged with second-degree burglary, destruction of property and simple assault.
Judge John Campbell sentenced Mayo to 60 days of inccarceration for each charge, nearly four months. He suspended the time. Judge Campbell also sentenced the defendant to nine months of probation for both his felony and misdemeanor cases. The terms of probation are concurrent.
Mayo also received credit for the time he has served at DC Jail while awaiting trial. He has been held in jail since June 26.
Both the prosecution and Kevin Parke, Mayo’s defense attorney, argued that the significant amount of time hanging over Mayo’s head would motivate him not to reoffend.
On March 30, Mayo threw a brick and a bottle at windows of the Jamaican Embassy on the 1500 block of New Hampshire Avenue, NW, damaging them. Later, on June 22, he committed two separate offenses: prying open the window of a business on the 1700 block of Connecticut Avenue, NW and stealing nearly $10,000 worth of alcohol. He was later caught by police as he struck the driver’s side window of a car, for which he was also charged.
Due to limitations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Campbell did not order Mayo to participate in any court-mandated treatment programs. However, he indicated that Mayo could benefit from both substance abuse and mental health treatment under normal circumstances.
“I have a lot of mental health issues, and I will be addressing them when I get out,” Mayo said.
“Please do, Mr. Mayo,” Judge Campbell said. “Please do.”
Mayo is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 15 to address the status of his probation in another case in which he pleaded guilty to destruction of property worth less than $1,000 in March and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and one year of supervised probation.
A notice of noncompliance was filed on July 1.