The man who shot 5 people celebrating New Year’s Eve in Romare Bearden Park last year will spend up to three years behind bars. Daevion Crawford, 20, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury Monday morning.
Under the terms of the plea deal with the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office, Crawford will spend 20 to 36 months behind bars with credit for 350 days served. He will then have to complete 36 months of supervised probation and a cognitive behavioral intervention course. If he violates that probation, he will have to serve an additional 20-36 months.
Judge Carla Archie accepted the guilty plea.
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“I hope these past decisions will not be an indication of your future decisions. Your decisions have consequences” Judge Archie said. “But for the grace of God, no one is dead. But I want you to think hard on the decisions you make from here on out.”
In court, Crawford only spoke when addressed by the judge. He didn’t apologize or address any of the five victims. His attorney, Eddie Thomas, claimed he was remorseful