WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — One of the five girls charged in the murder of 64-year-old Reggie Brown was sentenced in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday.
Prosecutors said Brown was beaten to death nearly a year ago on Oct. 17, 2023.
One of the girls, who is now 15 years old, pleaded guilty in August to assault with a dangerous weapon (her foot), admitting to kicking Brown in the side.
Prosecutors said when she noticed Brown’s motion was slowing and something was wrong, she stepped back and stopped participating.
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On Thursday, Judge Kendra Briggs ordered her to be committed until she turns 19 years old — in Nov. 2027.
That’s more than both prosecutors and her defense attorney were asking for. The prosecution asked for her to be held until she was 18 in a secure residential treatment program. The defense asked she be placed in a therapeutic group home for six to eight months.
The 15-year-old addressed the court and Brown’s family, saying, “I know I have made a very important mistake…I know it was wrong.”