DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced a homicide defendant to 26 years in prison for what the prosecutor termed a particularly gruesome crime on Jan. 30.
On Sept. 5, 2025, Antoine Turner, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of Demetri Anderson, 23, on Nov. 29, 2020 on the 4500 block of Benning Road, SE.
Through the deal, parties agreed to a sentencing range of 20-to-26 years. Turner was also accused of the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Demetrius Benson on Nov. 3, 2020 on the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE. However, those charges were dropped from the indictment as part of the agreement…