A shooting defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Michael Ryan on Oct. 16.
Kevin Stanton, 45, was originally charged with two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in a shooting that injured two individuals on the unit block of M Street, NE, on Nov. 7, 2024.
After a brief conversation with Stanton, his attorney, Shawn Sukumar, alerted Judge Ryan that he planned to accept a deal, which required him to plead guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment and dismissing separate theft case.
The statutory penalty for assault with a dangerous weapon is a maximum sentence of ten years of imprisonment, and/or a $25,000 fine, and supervised release of three years.
The prosecutor stated that their evidence would’ve proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Stanton approached the unarmed victims and shot five times towards them, one hitting the back of the first victim and hitting the hand of the second victim.
The parties are slated to reconvene for sentencing on Dec. 12.
