A defendant in an armed carjacking case accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors in a hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Nov. 18.
Winston Timoteo, 27, was originally charged with armed carjacking, assault with the intent to commit armed robbery, armed kidnapping, three counts of firearm possession during a crime of violence, and first-degree theft for his involvement in an armed carjacking on the 1300 block of 4th Street, NE on Dec. 26, 2023.
During the hearing, defense attorney Claudine Harrison read a plea deal onto the record, which would have Timoteo plead guilty to armed robbery and carrying a pistol without a license. In exchange, the prosecution would dismiss all other charges and would agree that the sentences for both charges would run concurrently.
Judge Kravitz noted that the armed robbery charge came with a mandatory minimum of five years of incarceration, which he would have to impose, and that Timoteo would also have to register as a gun offender upon his release.
Timoteo accepted the plea deal and pleaded guilty to armed robbery and carrying a pistol without a license.
Parties are set to return for sentencing on Feb. 2.
