A homicide suspect’s attorney rejected a plea deal from prosecutors and requested evidence withheld by the prosecution in his case on June 5 in DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park’s courtroom.
Tyquan Jennings, 27, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Vonte Martin on the 3000 block of Stanton Road, SE, on Aug. 19, 2024. Martin sustained three shots and an additional victim sustained a gunshot wound to the right shin.
In a prior hearing on May 15, Jennings’ attorney, Nathaniel Mensah, asked for more time to review the plea deal. The deal the prosecution offered would have required Jennings to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter while all remaining charges would be dismissed…