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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 25, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge issued a no bond bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant who failed to appear in court and who’s also been a loss of contact.
Damarius Albritton, 26, pleaded guilty in both January and March to five second-degree theft charges. Four of the offenses occurred in October 2019, while the remaining one occurred last February. Albritton stole various goods from stores throughout DC.
Albritton was sentenced in January to 30 days in jail and 18 months of probation for three of the offenses. He faced the same sentence again after a guilty plea in March.
Susan Ellis, Albritton’s attorney, told Judge Danya Dason that it was possible her client’s failure to appear on July 24 was because he had not been made aware of the hearing. She said she had not been notified of the date, which was moved forward from Sept. 14.
However, a representative with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) said Albritton had not made any contact with him and that he did not know where he was. He also said Albritton’s father was also unaware of his whereabouts.
The July 24 hearing had been scheduled to assess multiple allegations of Albritton’s noncompliance with probation. When he next appears in court, he will have to provide an explanation for why his probation should not be revoked or modified because of his compliance violations.