DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe accepted a non-fatal shooting defendant’s request for a confinement exception to see his daughter’s graduation during a hearing on June 12.
Demarco Young, 32, is charged with endangerment with a firearm and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for his alleged involvement in a shooting incident that occurred on Jan. 21,on the 1600 block of Galen Street, SE.
Young’s attorney, Alvin Thomas, filed a motion to end Young’s home confinement with GPS monitoring. According to Thomas, Young has been compliant with all conditions, except for a ten minute period in May.
He “wants to go to his daughter’s graduation,” said Thomas, arguing that his client should be allowed to see his daughter finish high school. The prosecution had no objection to the exception.
Judge Pipe disagreed with ending the current confinement status but did agree to make an exception to allow Young to attend the graduation.
According to the parties, they’re in the final stages of plea negotiations.
They are set to reconvene June 16.
