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- November 30, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man to two years for attempted robbery.
Antonio McCoy, 41, was originally charged with robbery, but he pleaded down to attempted robbery back in September. McCoy is convicted of covering the victim’s mouth and stealing her purse before fleeing the scene and being apprehended by police shortly after.
“Every time I put on a mask I’m reminded of his hands covering my mouth,” the victim said during the Nov. 30 hearing. “And my desperation to catch another breath.”
Judge Michael O’Keefe imposed the maximum sentence due to McCoy’s lengthy criminal history of 36 arrests and 11 convictions.
McCoy’s sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. He will have to pay $100 to the Victims of Violent Crime (VVC) compensation fund.
“Mr. McCoy, as afraid as I was that morning I knew at least for the briefest of moments that you were more scared of me than I was of you,” the victim said. “You let go of me because I was stronger than you, you ran away because you knew you were in trouble, and you got caught because I am smarter than you.”