Prosecutors allowed a fatal shooting and armed robbery defendant more time to consider two different plea offers before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on June 12.
Kenneth Coleman, 37, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, felony murder while armed, robbery while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction of more than a year for his alleged involvement of the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jireh Martinez on the 1300 block of Valley Place, SE, on Nov. 13, 2023 fatal shooting. Martinez sustained a gunshot wound to his head.
Prosecutors offered Coleman two agreements that would require him to plead guilty to second-degree murder while armed in exchange for prosecutors dismissing all greater and remaining charges. In one agreement, parties would agree to a prison sentence of 18-to-22 years. In the other, there would be no restrictions on the sentence length the parties could request.
Parties are slated to reconvene on June 26 to determine whether Coleman accepts or rejects a plea deal.
