Overview
- Koby Weaver’s original two‑year prison term was overturned Monday, with District Court Chief Judge Sarah Huggett imposing a 22‑month intensive corrections order to be served in the community.
- The order requires Weaver to abstain from alcohol and drugs, follow treatment set by community corrections, and report to authorities, with any breach risking a return to jail.
- Video shown in court captured Weaver stomping on an off‑duty officer’s face during a Newtown brawl in January 2025, and the officer suffered a brain bleed and multiple facial fractures.
- Prosecutors called the act brutal and argued only prison was appropriate, but the judge said community supervision better protects the public by keeping a young offender employed and in treatment.
- Two co‑offenders earlier received community‑based sentences and fines, placing the appeal outcome within a broader debate about proportionality and rehabilitation in violent street cases.