DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur granted a defense request to delay sentencing in a shooting defendant’s case on Jan. 30.
Roscoe Atchinson, 34, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11, 2025 to assault with intent to commit robbery and carrying a pistol without a license for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting on April 15, 2020, on the 4600 block of Livingston Road, SE.
According to court documents, Atchinson was shot after he attempted to rob a Special Police Officer. The officer disarmed Atchinson, fired at him, and struck him in his right thigh and lower back.
At the scheduled sentencing, Atchinson’s attorney, Raymond Jones, asked for a continuance to contact doctors and gather medical documentation for mitigation of the sentence, and Judge Arthur granted the request. The prosecutors did not oppose the request.
Parties are slated to reconvene for sentencing on March 27.
