Man pleads no-contest to trespass at convenience store; judge suspends sentence and bars return

Michael Jovan Washington pleaded no-contest to criminal trespass for entering a Citgo Food Mart from which he had been previously banned; Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted the plea and imposed a suspended sentence with a short jail term.

Prosecutors recounted that on Aug. 19, 2025, Washington entered the Citgo Food Mart at 6629 Mount Zion Boulevard in Morrow, consumed food and beverages, and violated an existing trespass warning. The state advised it and the business were not pursuing prosecution for the consumed products but were proceeding based on the trespass-warning violation. The state's recommendation was 12 months with 21 days to serve, credit for time served, and suspension of the balance provided Washington does not return to that store.

Upon accepting the nolo plea the judge imposed the sentence and ordered Washington not to return to the Citgo Food Mart at 6629 Mount Zion Boulevard. The court advised Washington of the rights he waived by entering the plea and recorded that the balance of the sentence would be suspended if he complied with the no-return order.

No additional hearings or program requirements for Washington were recorded in the transcript.