A shooting defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro and received a 60 day suspended sentence on Aug. 18.
Davon Camper, 26, was originally charged with the unlawful discharge of a firearm for an incident that happened on the 4000 block of 4th Street, NW on July 5 in which approximately 20 shots were fired.
At the hearing, defense attorney Janai Reed informed the court that Camper accepted a plea deal from prosecutors.
Camper pleaded guilty to attempted unlawful discharge of a firearm. In exchange, the prosecution dropped any greater and remaining charges that could be presented in a grand jury indictment.
Following Camper’s guilty plea, parties proceeded with sentencing. The prosecution aknoweledged that Camper had taken responsibility for his actions, but they still requested a sentence of 60 days of incarceration since the incident was serious.
Reed asked the court not to impose jail time. She noted that Camper pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and that he has a steady job to help support his child.
Reed also contended that the incident was “not a malicious intent nor the character or personality” of the defendant.
Judge Di Toro sentenced Camper to 60 days with all time suspended. Camper was also put on supervised probation for six months and required to register as a gun offender in DC.
No further dates were set.
