A non-fatal shooting defendant’s case will proceed to trial after he rejected the prosecution’s plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on July 21.
Kendall Lowe, 35, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction of greater than one year, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, and threatening to kidnap or injure a person. These charges stem from allegations that Lowe fired a round of shots at the residence of his girlfriend of two years on May 26 on the 900 block of 48th Place, NE.
While no one was injured in the shooting, according to charging documents, the victim said she “was in fear for her safety and her children’s safety.”
At the hearing, Lowe rejected a plea offer which would have required him to plead guilty to one count of possession of a firearm. In exchange, prosecutors would dismiss the remaining charges and not seek indictment on additional or greater charges.
Joseph McCoy, Lowe’s attorney, said he had thought the case would be resolved with a plea deal, but since that didn’t happen, he asked to set a trial schedule. Lowe’s trial is slated to begin on Nov. 10.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene for a felony status conference on Aug. 27.
