DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld sentenced a defendant who fired shots into a crowd on his son’s block to 24 months in prison on Sept. 21.
Darius Brown, 24, pleaded guilty on July 9 to aggravated assault knowingly and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for his involvement in a shooting on April 24 on the 200 block of W Street, NW. The victim sustained a shot to his hand.
Judge Hertzfeld sentenced Brown to 34 months in prison for aggravated assault, with all but 24 months suspended, and 366 days for carrying a pistol without a license, with all but 365 days suspended. The sentences will run concurrently, followed by one year of probation. Brown must register as a gun offender upon his release…