WCP | Ward 8 ANC Pleads Guilty to Threatening the Mother of His Child

July 25, 2019 The Advoc8te

Kendall Simmons 2017 mugshot

Ward 8 advisory neighborhood commissioner Kendall Simmons, the chairperson of ANC 8E, pleaded guilty last month to attempted threats to do bodily harm for threatening to kill the mother of his child. For the misdemeanor crime, Simmons received a 60-day suspended sentence, meaning he will serve no jail time if he stays out of trouble, and a $50 fine, according to court records. Simmons is still facing a felony charge for threatening to kill a fellow ANC, Chris Hawthorne. That incident occurred in January, just a few days after Simmons threatened the woman. The two feuded over some drama related to Simmons' election as chair of the ANC. Simmons defeated Hawthorne, but Hawthorne claims the election didn't count because a non-voting member participated. The two men nearly came to blows and had to be separated during a public meeting, according to court records. At one point, witnesses told police, Simmons went to his vehicle to retrieve a gun—or at least to make it look like he was doing so.

MITCH RYALS, WASHINGTON CITY PAPER