Homicide Defendants Gets Time to Discuss Plea Deal with Attorneys

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DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled a status hearing for mid-September to give defense attorneys time to discuss the prosecution’s plea offer with their clients.

Rashaad Winston, 26 and Keshawn Taylor, 23 are charged with first degree murder while armed in connection to the murder of 25-year-old Tyree Brox.

On Dec. 21, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the 5000 block of Bass Place, SE. Upon arrival, officers found Brox in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound.

During the Aug. 23 hearing, Winston’s defense attorney Dominique Winters said she has not been able to discuss the plea offer with her client yet. The prosecution is willing to keep the plea offer open for one to two weeks.

Taylor’s defense attorney Elizabeth Weller said she has made a counteroffer but still needs time to dicuss the deal.

Judge Brandt set a hearing date for Sept. 15 to discuss the plea agreement.