Professor David Pitts was sentenced to serve 366 days in prison for second-degree burglary on March 20 in D.C. Superior Court.
Pitts was arrested in September 2014 on two burglary charges after breaking into the Foxhall Square Mall on New Mexico Avenue, The Eagle previously reported. He pled guilty to both on Jan. 23, The Eagle also reported.
Pitts, who worked in the School of Public Affairs, will also serve 182 days for theft in the first degree, according to the D.C. Superior Court. Pitts is due to the prison for both sentences May 20, according to court documents.
Dean of SPA Barbara Romzek sent a memo to SPA students announcing the sentencing. Pitts is the former chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Upon his arrest, Alison Jacknowitz took responsibility of the department. She will remain in the position for two years.
Pitts employment status is on review by the University, Kelly Alexander, director of Public Relations, said.
Pitts has been barred from all University property upon a suggestion from the Department of Public Safety, Romzek said in the email. If he is released from jail, the bar will remain in place.
