Judge Sentences Shooting Defendant to 40 Months Incarceration 

By Adriana Marroquin - January 22, 2024
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On Jan. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow sentenced a non-fatal shooting defendant to a total of 40 months incarceration. 

Manaen Hines, 31, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for his involvement in a shooting on Aug. 18, 2023, on the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. One individual was shot and transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries to the abdomen. 

On Oct. 30, Hines accepted a deal that required him to plead guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol without a license, in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment. Due to his criminal history, the sentencing ranges were between 18 and 60 months for the assault with a dangerous weapon charge, and six to 24 months for the possession charge. 

During the sentencing, prosecutors requested Judge Pasichow sentence him to the higher end of the range, arguing it was a “very serious case, and a very generous plea deal,” adding that he was clearly seen in surveillance footage shooting someone as they were walking away, and, “This could have resulted in greater tragedy.” 

“There is no question that this situation could have been a lot worse,” said Peter Cooper, Hines’ defense attorney, adding “he knows he was in the wrong.” He requested Hines be sentenced at the bottom of the guidelines with a split sentence, meaning he serves part of it incarcerated and part of it out in the community. 

“I am not a violent person, that day I was feeling like a monster,” said Hines to Judge Pasichow, adding “I don’t ever want to be in this place again.” He requested an opportunity to prove he belongs in the community. 

Judge Pasichow denied Cooper’s request for a short-split sentence,  imposing a 40 month sentence for the assault with a dangerous weapon charge, to run concurrent to 15 months for the carrying charge. 

Hines is required to register as a gun offender, go through vocational training, and have no contact with the victim. 

No further dates were set for this matter.