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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- April 29, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge re-sentenced a defendant on April 29, which resulted in his release.
Wendell Pickett pleaded guilty to first-degree theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle on Aug. 15, 2018.
Judge Todd Edelman amended Pickett’s sentence to immediately release him from jail. Judge Edelman also reinstated the one year of probation that was initially revoked.
Pickett was sentenced to serve 17 months on Oct. 26, 2018. Pickett was supposed to serve one year of probation after his release however, on Sept. 9, 2019, the probation was revoked by Judge Kimberly Knowles.
On April 18, Pickett’s attorney, Samuel Bogash, filed an emergency motion to release Pickett due to COVID-19.