CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (WUSA9) -- A Charles County judge was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $5,000 Thursday after pleading guilty to ordering a deputy to send 50,000 volts of electricity through a defendant who refused to be quiet.
Representing himself on gun charges in July 2014, King Ali appeared in Judge Robert Nalley’s court room in Charles County. He had been disruptive in court before, so he was already wearing a stun cuff when Nalley gave the order.
“Mr. Sherriff do it — use it,” said Nalley, referencing the stun cuff.
Ali hit the ground, screaming. He said it “felt like fire went through my body.”
Ali walked out of the court room before the verdict was read today. He said he already knew justice wasn’t going to be served. The lawyers on both sides recommended that the federal judge presiding over the case not sentence Nalley to any jail time. The King family found this to be unacceptable.
In addition to serving a year of probation and being fined $5,000, Nalley must attend anger management classes and can never serve on the bench again.
“I cherished all the time I spent on the bench, some 34 years,” Nalley said. “I regret that it ended this way.”
Thirty-two of Nalley’s former colleagues submitted letters to the court on his behalf. One of his former law clerks also spoke in the court room today, saying her old boss was always a fair and considerate judge.
Ali’s mother and father said the judge showed no remorse for what happened to their son. The family plans to file a civil suit against Nalley.
