DC Superior Court Judge Robert A. Salerno denied a carjacking defendant’s request for release on probation during a July 8 hearing.
On October 20, 2022, Mecca Lee-Bey, 21, pled guilty to robbery and carrying a pistol without a license for his involvement in a carjacking that occurred on the 2000 block of Good Hope Road, SE on Jan. 16, 2022. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison, with 12 suspended, 18 months of probation, and three years supervised release..
While on probation, Lee-Bey did not show up to an earlier probation revocation hearing, which violated the terms and is currently detained. The court must decide if and how Lee-Bey will be resentenced.
In the July 8 hearing, Thomas Key was appointed as Lee-Bey’s new attorney. Key asked Judge Salerno about the possibility of Lee-Bey’s being put back on probation as he awaits re-sentencing.
Judge Salerno denied the request to release Lee-Bey, stating the circumstances have not changed since the last hearing.
Key requested more time to speak with his client as he is new to the case.
Parties are slated to reconvene on July 30.
