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By
Amanda Parks
- February 12, 2025
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DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro scheduled a further show cause probation hearing for next month after discussing the defendant’s outpatient treatment plans on Feb. 12 and other pending legal actions against him.
Kristian Allen, 33, was sentenced to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than one year in Feb. 2023. The incident was a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Oct. 8, 2022 on the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue, NW.
A representative from the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) said Allen had been offered outpatient treatment but didn’t pursue it. According to the representative, Allen tested positive for cocaine three times at the end of January but was clean in each test so far in February. He recommended that Allen remain in treatment but his probation be revoked.
Allen’s defense attorney, Matthew Davies, argued that Allen did attend his outpatient treatment as of last week and the beginning of this week, so probation revocation would not be necessary.
Meanwhile, Judge Di Toro was notified of an extraditable outstanding warrant, unrelated to these charges, for Allen issued by the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Judge Di Toro said given Allen’s attempt to get clean via the February drug tests, she will set a further probation hearing next month. If Allen has been released from MTPD, he’s expected to show up, and if he has not been, a bench warrant will be issued.
Parties are to reconvene for a further show cause hearing on March 12.