Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

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On Jan. 14, a defense attorney in a murder case rejected the prosecution’s plea offer on his client’s behalf. A trial readiness hearing is scheduled for the first of March.

Larry Brown is charged with second-degree murder while armed in the fatal stabbing of 33 year-old Derrick Wright on March 24, 2018, on the 1300 Block of Florida Avenue, NE. 

Brown, 34, is also charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon in this case.