Disabled Marine veteran Mickey Triplett was nervous when he walked into the Prince William General District Court this morning.
But shortly after the court was called to order at 9 a.m., the Prince William Commonwealthās Attorney Paul Ebert stood before the judge and called for ānull processā ā a legal term that means that the court will not prosecute the case ā for a destruction of property charge brought against Triplett for painting a picnic table at his former apartment complex.
The apartment complex, which is managed by Klingbeil Capital Management, decided to have Triplett charged with destruction of property for painting the table white, according to Prince William County General District Court documents.
Had the null process not been declared in court, Triplett could have faced a $2,500 fine or up to a year in jail, according to the Virginia Code.
Despite the case being dropped, Triplettās lawyer Jason Pelt, may be filing a civil suit on Triplettās behalf against Potomac Ridge Apartments for āmalicious prosecutionā.
According to Virginia law, a malicious prosecution case can be filed when an individual or group uses the judicial system with malicious intent, and for prosecution against someone without probable cause.
Ebert told Potomac Local this morning that he had received several calls proceeding this morningās hearing, asking that he declare ānull processā for the case.
āIām so relieved and so thankful to everyone that came out and helped me. I tried to do a good thing, and it got out of handā¦Iāve been going through a rough time, and Iām happy about what happened in court today,ā said Triplett.
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