DC Superior Court Judge Deborah Israel released a non-fatal shooting defendant after the defense argued the suspect has a stable job and no criminal history on Oct. 28.
Delon King,19, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that injured three individuals including a 17-year-old boy on May 11 on the 900 block of U Street, NW.
King is co-defeqqndants with Davian Raines, 20, who is also charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement.
Defense counsel for Delon King, Quo Meiko Judkins, requested King’s release and claimed he has family support from his mother and uncle, is working a full-time job, and has no criminal history.
Based on this, Judkins believed Judge Israel could impose release conditions such as GPS monitoring, home confinement, and family supervision that would ensure the safety of the community.
The prosecution argued that this is “more than a gun possession case.” Prosecutors asserted that this incident involved multiple shooters who shot innocent people. They alleged that jail calls between the defendants prove their guilt and a ghost gun was also reportedly recovered from King’s possession.
Judge Israel stated that both charges carry the “presumption that no release conditions exist to ensure the safety of the community,” however, the defense fulfilled the burden to prove that there are release conditions to ensure public safety.
Judge Israel believed King is eligible for release because King has no criminal history, his lock-up drug test was negative, he has a stable full time job, and noted that Raines was also released on personal recognizance.
King was released with GPS monitoring, a curfew from 8 a.m.-to -7 p. m. Monday through Friday, home confinement for times not included in the curfew, and drug testing. Judge Israel will allow King to discontinue drug testing once he tests negative twice.
A Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) representative recommended adding no possession of firearms and parts of firearms to which Judge Israel agreed.
The judge ordered King to be released from the DC Jail following the hearing.
The parties are slated to reconvene on Nov. 14.
