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By
John Battistelli
- February 12, 2025
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Prosecutors successfully asked DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park to hold a shooting defendant despite his previous release, during a hearing on Feb. 10.
Demann Shelton, 32, is charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, seven counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. These charges stemmed from his alleged involvement in a shooting that took place on Nov. 9, 2020 at the 3000 block of 14th Street, NW that left one individual with an injury to the wrist.
Shelton, currently in custody for other pending cases, will be eligible for release in June.
However, prosecution’s request for detention is “wholly inappropriate” say Shelton’s attorneys, Emma Mlyniec and Emily Sufrin, who claimed the prosecution had the opportunity to contest the conditions of release plenty of times throughout the case.
The prosecutor admitted they did not oppose Shelton’s release previously, but they had been prompted to do so by the recent filing of additional charges against Shelton, from the original two charges to 15.
The prosecution also acknowledged that the original release conditions were reasonable but the situation has changed.
Judge Park ultimately decided that Shelton should be held for this case in that he could not be safely released into the community.
Parties are slated to reconvene on April 21.