Judge Revokes Probation for 2018 Cases

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On Aug. 12, a DC Superior Court judge revoked a defendant’s probation.

Chance Coles is charged with armed robbery for allegedly stealing a car while threatening the victim with a paintball gun on the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE on Feb. 1. He has been held in DC Jail since then.

At the time of his arrest, Coles was on probation for two 2018 cases in which he pleaded guilty to robbery and armed robbery.

Coles is also charged with simple assault and assault on a police officer for two altercations that allegedly took place at the DC Jail on May 22 and July 24.

Defense attorney Roderick Thompson said his client did not oppose probation revocation and would like to move forward to resentencing.

The prosecution is offering a plea deal that would address Coles’s ongoing cases in addition to the 2018 felonies.

Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled a hearing for Sept. 11, so the defendant could consider the plea offer prior to resentencing.