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D.C. Witness Staff
- June 18, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge ruled that a defendant has completed the terms of his probation despite protests from the man he assaulted two years ago.
Creighton Hammond was charged with simple assault in January 2018 after an altercation with a victim involving, according to court documents, a property dispute. Hammond was sentenced that March to four months in jail and two years of probation.
The conditions of Hammond’s probation stated that he must complete anger management classes and stay at least 12 feet away from the man he assaulted.
The hearing on June 17 was the culmination of a series of motions Hammond’s victim filed this year.
In both March and April, he told the court that Hammond repeatedly violated the terms of his probation by inflicting destruction to his property and “stalking” him. He said that he has video evidence of Hammond’s behavior.
“I fail to understand why it is that you refuse to do anything about this individual,” he said. “I am still being attacked by this individual but just in a different way.”
Both Hammond’s probation officer and prosecutor said that, even with the video recording provided by the victim, Hammond had completed the terms of his probation. Hammond’s probation was set to expire in April.
Upon terminating Hammond’s probation, Judge Julie Becker told Douglas to pursue his case in civil court.
“It appears to me that everything that comes within the box of this criminal case has been resolved,” she said. “The probation has been complied with. So there is no reason to extend the case any further.”