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D.C. Witness Staff
- October 6, 2020
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On Oct. 6, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced two defendants in connection with a 2017 fight at Howard University.
On Nov. 19, 2019, 21 year-old Tyler Williams was indicted on charges of assault with significant bodily injury and simple assault. That same day, Elijah Anglin, 24, was indicted on charges of assault with significant bodily harm, threat to kidnap or injure a person and simple assault.
Both defendants resolved their cases with plea deals. In exchange for pleading guilty to simple assault, the prosecution dropped all other charges.
Judge Judith Smith sentenced both defendants to 180 days, all of which was suspended, plus six months of supervised probation. As part of their probation, they must complete 90 hours of community service. Once they do so, they may be able to change their probation to being unsupervised.
Judge Smith sentenced the defendants under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA), which will effectively seal their cases once they complete their requirements.
At Anglin’s sentencing, the prosecutor showed two videos, one was footage of the fight and one was footage of Anglin arguing with the victim.
The second video was taken before the fight, showing the defendant slapping the victim’s phone from his hand.
The prosecutor asked for anger management classes to be a condition of Anglin’s probation, due to the nature of the offense.
However, Judge Smith denied that request, saying, “I have no information that he has had any similar conduct since the event three years ago.”
Since the incident, Anglin has graduated from Howard with an engineering degree and is currently employed.
The prosecutor also asked for anger management classes to be a condition of Williams’ release, which Judge Smith also decided against.
Williams transferred from Howard and is currently attending Shaw University in North Carolina.
The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) is not currently scheduling community service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both defendants can complete their community service independently and submit paperwork saying they finished their 90 hours to CSOSA.
Both defendants were issued stay-away orders. They must also pay $50 to the Victims of Violent Crime (VVC) compensation fund.