Judge Sentences Defendant for Weapons Charge

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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant who pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol without a license outside of a home or business.

Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Matthew Hooper to 12 months in confinement with all of the time suspended. He also received three years of supervised release and one year of probation.

As conditions of his probation, Hooper must receive mental health treatment as deemed necessary by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), participate in the Community Engagement and Achievement Center (CEAC) program, maintain employment and pay $100 to the Victims of Violent Crime Act fund.