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Phoebe McConnell
- September 30, 2024
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A case involving multiple charges was resolved after a defendant accepted a global plea in return for prosecutors not filing an indictment.
Rashid Shabazz, 35, pleaded guilty to unlawful discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction on the 200 and 300 block of 50th Street, NE. In court, the prosecution said the defendant was also charged with simple assault and threat to kidnap a person among other counts.
The defendant was calm when DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow listed the plea conditions and possible imprisonment terms and exclaimed “Yes, ma’am, I gotchu”, even though he admitted “I’m usually loud and out of control”.
Shabazz could get 20 years for felony threats, two years for unlawful discharge, 180 days for simple assault, and one year at minimum for unlawful carrying of a firearm under the plea offer along with other penalties.
In response, Shabazz, said he “want[s] to be dead”. Then the Judge asked for a check of his medication levels and said, “Take it one day at a time.”
A full report and sentencing is set for Dec. 13.