A defendant in daytime homicide rejected a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Sept. 26.
Mercury Ford, 21, is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Tequila Seymone Parker on the 2300 block of Pitts Place, SE, on May 27.
According to court documents, Parker died from two gunshot wounds to the back of her body.
During a Sept. 26 hearing, the prosecution offered an agreement that would require Ford to plead guilty to second-degree murder while armed in exchange for a 12-to-24 year sentence in prison. The prosecution would not seek an indictment.
Ford knowingly rejected this offer and the court decided it will move forward towards a trial.
Parties are slated to reconvene March 20.
