DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz urged parties to continue plea negotiations during a hearing for a shooting defendant on Feb. 6.
Demarco Bates, 28, is charged with four counts of assault with intent to kill, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year, two counts of destruction of property less than $1000, and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred on the 2700 block of Langston Place, SE, on April 10, 2024. One person sustained a gunshot graze wound to her foot.
At the hearing, the prosecution said they extended a plea offer to Bates that would require him to plead guilty to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. They said they offered Bates two agreed upon sentence options, either eight years of incarceration or between seven-to-10 years…