Hate Crime Conviction After DC Woman Pleads Guilty In 2 Assaults

WASHINGTON, DC — A D.C. woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to two assaults that occurred earlier this year in Northeast, according to a U.S. Department of Justice release. One of the incidents was prosecuted as a hate crime.

Nicole Gogan, 41, pleaded guilty on two counts, one for bias-related assault and the other for simple assault, according to court documents. D.C. Superior Court Judge Neal E. Kravitz sentenced Gogan to 180 days in jail, but suspended all but 90 days on the condition she complete a year of probation.

The first incident took place around 9:30 p.m., on April 6, when Gogan assaulted a U.S. Postal Service employee who was delivering packages in the 400 block of 4th Street, Northeast, according to court documents. Grogan used racial slurs as she shoved the employee, who was a Black woman. When the employee tried to flee, Gogan chased and shoved her, while continuing to utter racial slurs.

The second incident occurred around 7:15 p.m., on May 7, when Gogan stopped a woman at 12th and H Streets Northeast, according to court documents. Gogan assumed a fighting stance and challenged the woman by saying, “Do you want to fight?”

Gogan has been detained since May 7, when she was arrested by police.