DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced a homicide defendant to 35 years of imprisonment on Jan. 9
Jajuan Gripper, 23, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy, first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Rynell Bradford on the 1500 block of Anacostia Avenue, NE on Dec. 20, 2022.
Family members remembered Bradford as a loving father, son, brother and friend “who was deeply loved.”…