DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced a domestic violence homicide defendant to 26 years in prison for descending to a “whole new depth of evil” on June 5.
Desmond Thurston, 48, pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to second-degree murder while armed for his involvement in the fatal shooting of Patricia Johnson, 52, on Oct. 1, 2023. The incident occurred at the 4000 block of 13th Street, SE.
As part of the plea deal, parties agreed to a prison sentence of 24-to-26 years, subject to Judge Brandt’s approval…