Judge Sentences Defendant to 60 Days in Jail

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 7, 2020
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On Aug. 6, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to 255 days in jail, 195 days were suspended. The defendant must also serve one year of probation.

Alexander Day pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and destruction of property.

As part of a plea agreement with the prosecution, his contempt charges were dropped. 

Judge John McCabe ordered Day, 28, to pay $150 to the Victims of Violent Crimes Act fund and $500 in restitution to a victim for damages to a door. 

The door cost $1,100, but the victims did not want to impose a cost they felt was unreasonable for Day to pay. 

The defendant also broke a window of the Wesley Theological Seminary President’s House, but the owner did not seek restitution for the damage.

As conditions of his probation, Day must take part in a mental health screening and recommended treatment. 

Judge McCabe ordered him to stay away from his parents, their home, American University and the Wesley Theological Seminary Center. 

Defense attorney Ravi Regunathan cited his client’s paranoid schizophrenia as the reason for the offenses.

The prosecution said he suffered from schizophrenic episodes since high school.

Day apologized for his actions and expressed remorse. 

According to court documents, Day entered American University’s Sport Center Lounge and laid down on a couch on Jan. 1, despite being barred from the campus. He told Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers that he knew this, but just needed to use the restroom. 

On April 24, the defendant broke a window to gain access to a building on the 3800 block of University Avenue, NW. When police arrived, Day said the residence was his property and that he had a right to live there.