An elderly defendant rejected a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Dec. 19.
Michael Garrett, 70, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed, first-degree burglary, attempted first-degree burglary, and three counts of destruction of property for his alleged involvement in the fatal beating of 71-year-old Sylvia Matthews on Dec. 3, 2021 on the unit block of Elmira Street, SW.
Matthews succumbed to her injuries on Dec. 4, 2021…