Judge Continues Hearing for Domestic Violence Defendant

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 6, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for a domestic violence defendant.

In 2019, the defendant received a suspended sentence of 90 days in jail for misdemeanor charge of attempted threats to do bodily harm. He also received 18 months of probation. 

The defendant also pleaded guilty to simple assault in a separate domestic violence case on June 9 and was sentenced to 180 days of incarceration, all of which was suspended, plus 18 months of probation. 

The Aug. 5 hearing was scheduled to address non compliance with the terms of his probation.

During the hearing, the prosecution said the defendant failed to comply with his curfew in early August, did charge his GPS battery in June and violated a stay away order by visiting his victim in July.

She also said the defendant was allegedly involved in an incident on July 20 in which he allegedly left his mother in her car after it was shot at on their way back from a Domino’s Pizza restaurant. 

The prosecution asked that the defendant be held in the domestic violence case.

However, defense attorney Jesse Winograd said what happened during the incident was based on “hearsay.” He also pointed out that a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) report on the incident is currently unavailable.

Judge John McCabe said he would release the defendant and continue his case on Aug. 19 in order to give the prosecution enough time to collect information on the new incident.