On July 16, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced a domestic violence defendant to one year of probation after she accepted a plea agreement.
The defendant was charged with simple assault in two cases. She pleaded guilty in the first case.
Judge John McCabe sentenced the defendant to 120 days time suspended plus one year of probation.
As part of her probation, the defendant is required to receive a drug and alcohol assessment and treatment, enroll in a Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) and not Harass, Assault, Threaten or Stalk (HATS) the victim.
As part of a plea agreement with the prosecution, her more recent case was dismissed.
The victim asked that the defendant be released.
In a statement read by the prosecution, the victim wrote to the court asking for her romantic partner to receive as lenient sentence due to medical conditions.
“I have been very depressed because of her incarceration,” the victim said.
The defendant expressed regret towards her actions, saying she wants to move past the situation as quickly as possible and has plans to marry the victim in September.
She was first charged with assault for punching her romantic partner and dragging her down a street in front of a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and a civilian.
“I’m really hopeful this will be fine and the last time you have to talk to a judge,” Judge McCabe said.
