Despite DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz declaring that “this was a very dangerous and serious offense,” he felt a sentence moderated by the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) was warranted in a shooting case.
In a Feb. 27 hearing, Judge Kravitz told Antwon Lake, 24, that he must serve 48 months in jail for assault with a dangerous weapon as well as a concurrent sentence of 48 months for possession of a firearm in a crime of violence. The jail term would be accompanied by three years of supervised release on each charge as well as paying more than $2,000 in property damages to the victim.
According to the police report, officers responded to an Exxon station on the unit block of Florida Avenue, NW on Aug. 2 following reports of gunfire. Recovered surveillance footage of the incident shows the victim walking by Lake’s car and the two appear to have a brief conversation. As the victim was walking back to his vehicle, Lake “drew a handgun and fired multiple rounds in the victim’s direction.” The bullets missed their target and the victim fled the station in his car…