Jermaine Sharpe was sentenced to 18 months probation after pleading guilty to assault, larceny, and vandalizing property.
Sharpe’s change of plea came during an appearance in Dukes County Superior Court Tuesday. The charges stem from a July 25, 2019, incident, when Sharpe flagged down someone for a ride, assaulted the driver, and stole his vehicle. Sharpe allegedly threatened the man with a machete, but Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Jessica Croker said the weapon was never found.
Croker told Superior Court Judge Mark Gildea prosecutors reached out to the alleged victim, who said he did not want to see Sharpe incarcerated, but wanted him to stay away, and pay for his medical bills.
As part of his plea, Sharpe must pay restitution in the form of $1,859.67 for medical bills and another $500 for car damage, stay away from the victim, and perform 40 hours of community service.
Sharpe originally faced five indictments including carjacking, unarmed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, larceny, and vandalism.
The carjacking and unarmed robbery were nolle prosequi, a Latin term defined as the “formal notice of abandonment by a plaintiff or prosecutor of all or part of a suit or action,” and the assault with a dangerous weapon was changed to simple assault.