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- July 23, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge granted a defendant’s request to have his probation change from supervised to unsupervised probation.
On Feb. 3, Mark Franklin was convicted of attempted threats to do bodily harm for repeatedly threatening to kill a correctional officer and his family in October of 2019 on the 500 block of Indiana Ave, NW.
Franklin was sentenced to 115 days in jail, all of which were suspended, plus nine months of supervised probation.
Defense attorney Karen Minor said that supervision was no longer necessary, as her client will be seeking mental health treatment from Amazing Love, a non-profit group.
When asked by Judge Danya Dayson to verify the claim, Minor contacted representatives from the group, who confirmed that Franklin has been connected.
Franklin’s next hearing is scheduled for Sept. 22.