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- May 13, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a man to serve six months in prison on May 13.
Robert Frazier pleaded guilty to assault on a police officer and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction on Nov. 25, 2019.
Judge Steven Berk sentenced Frazier to serve six months in jail followed by one year of probation.
According to court documents, on Oct. 24, 2019, Frazier was sitting in a car that was reported stolen. An officer approached him and asked Frazier to give him the keys. Frazier refused and put the car in reverse, backed up 10 feet then put the car drive while the officer had his hand on the gear shift.
Frazier tdrove into a nearby pole and hid inside a woman’s apartment where he was later apprehended by police. While doing a search, police recovered a gun in the car.