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By
Leah Meyer
- February 27, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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A shooting defendant, charged in connection to three different incidents, which he committed while on release from another matter, accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow on Feb.. 24.
Renard Levenberry, 28, is charged with aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, five counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence assault with a dangerous weapon, robbery while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, endangerment with a firearm, possession of prohibited weapon, possession of unregistered firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on June 13, 2024, on the 1500 block of Benning Road, NE. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the left knee.
Levenberry is also charged with aggravated assault knowingly while armed, four counts of possession of a firearm during crime of violence, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, carrying a pistol without license outside a home or business, endangerment with a firearm in a public place, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of an unregistered firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Aug. 20, 2024, on the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue, NE. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the arm.
Additionally, Levenberry is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of an unregistered firearm, and unlawful possession ammunition, for being in possession of a firearm on Aug. 21, 2024, while officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) executed a search warrant at the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. According to court documents, at the time of his arrest, officers located an unregistered firearm with a 21- round loaded magazine.
Sweta Patel, Levenberry’s defense attorney, informed Judge Pasichow that Levenberry had signed a plea deal that requires him to plead guilty to aggravated assault while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction. Through the deal, parties agreed to dismiss all other charges.
Parties are slated to reconvene for sentencing on May 16.