A carjacking defendant requested additional time to consider a plea deal extended by prosecutors during a hearing on June 4 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno.
Parren Hawkins, 33, is charged with unarmed carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in an incident that occurred on Feb. 2 on the 300 block of 15th Street, NE.
According to court documents, the carjacking victim told officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that the suspect had stolen his belongings and vehicle, including his phone and wallet, while pointing a gun at him.
Hawkins was arrested shortly after on the 600 block of Darrington Street, SE, after he allegedly crashed the stolen vehicle, according to court records.
During the hearing, prosecutors alerted Judge Salerno they had extended a plea deal, which would require Hawkins plead guilty to armed carjacking and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence in exchange for their not seeking an indictment.
Judge Salerno granted the defendant’s request for additional time.
Parties are slated to reconvene on June 9.
