DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe sentenced a shooting defendant to a probation only sentence after he accepted a plea deal on Feb. 24.
Akinde Akinseye, 44, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting that stemmed from a road rage incident on Aug. 12, 2025 at the 2000 block of New York Avenue, NE. No injuries were reported.
According to court documents, Akinseye was on his motorcycle when he fired shots at the victim’s car. Akinseye turned himself in to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) later the same day and told them that he shot in fear for his life.
At the hearing, Akinseye accepted a deal from prosecutors that required him to plead guilty to simple assault and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon.
The prosecution said that if the case had gone to trial they would have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Akinseye assaulted the victim by firing multiple rounds.
Akinseye disputed this account in court, telling Judge Pipe that was not what happened. At his request, the prosecution amended the proffer of facts to state that a single round was fired rather than multiple rounds.
After Akinseye accepted the deal the prosecution asked for a probationary sentence, with 180 total days of incarceration, all suspended.
Akinseye’s counsel, Brandon Burrell argued that Akinseye acted out of fear for his life, asserting that the victim’s vehicle swerved toward his motorcycle. Burrell requested a suspended sentence of 95 days incarceration.
Addressing the court, Akinseye acknowledged he was in the wrong and said he learned his lesson.
Judge Pipe sentenced Akinseye to 90 days of concurrent incarceration for each charge, all suspended, in favor of one year probation.
No future proceedings were scheduled.
