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Cassandra Kitchen [former]
- February 16, 2022
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Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection with a deadly shooting in Northeast, DC, on a spring night in 2020.
On April 29, 2020, Daquan Anglin and Derrick Kearney arrived at the 900 block of 19th Street, NE, in a dark blue Jeep Cherokee and attempted to steal Devonte Speight‘s dirt bike. The encounter ended with Speight being shot in the abdomen. The 26-year-old died later that night.
Anglin and Kearney, both 26, were arrested and eventually indicted on eight charges including first-degree murder while armed. The two pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed during a Feb. 15 hearing.
As part of the plea deal accepted in this case, parties agreed to recommend a sentence of six to 11 years in prison for Anglin and eight-and-a-half to 11 years in prison for Kearney.
Judge Maribeth Raffinan scheduled the sentencing for May 20. Members of Speight’s family plan to be present in court for the hearing.
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