A woman sentenced to a six-year prison term less a month ago for, among other acts, strangling a disabled man is tentatively set for parole on May 2, 2023.
Toni Washington, 27, pleaded guilty Oct. 11 in two cases. In a Richmond County Superior Court case Washington pleaded to aggravated assault, exploitation of a disabled adult and terroristic threats. She also pleaded guilty in a Burke County Superior Court case of aggravated cruelty to animals.
Judge Amanda Heath sentenced Washington to six years in prison followed by 10 years on probation. A parole notice was posted Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Steve Hayes, director of communications at the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole, said Washington’s tentative parole date is May 2, 2023. As of that date, she will have served two years of her sentence and is eligible for parole.
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Washington was free on bond in the abuse of a vulnerable adult case when she was arrested for beating a dog to death. Heath revoked Washington’s bond and she was jailed for 18 months before she pleaded guilty last month.
In both cases, Washington abused those she was entrusted to take care of.
Washington was working at Lizzy’s Adult Day Care in Augusta on March 12, 2019, when she roughly handled a disabled man. According to prior coverage in The Augusta Press, the man crawled after Washington and bit her leg at which point, she began strangling him and threatening to kill him.
In November 2019, Burke County animal services reported the abuse of a dog a relative of Washington’s had trusted her to take care of while she was away from home. According to an earlier report, the dog suffered a fractured skull and pelvis, was blinded, burned and his toenails were ripped out.
Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com.
