On Oct. 30, DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow accepted a non-fatal shooting defendant’s guilty plea.
Manaen Hines, 31, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for his involvement in a shooting on Aug. 18, on the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. One individual was shot and transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries to their abdomen.
Hines agreed to plead guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol without a license, to avoid an indictment. Under oath, he waived his right to trial and request independent DNA evidence testing.
The prosecution agreed to disregard certain factors that could lead to a harsher sentence. They also discussed the evidence they would have presented had the case gone to trial. They claimed that on Aug. 18, witnesses saw Manaen shooting a victim in the back, then leaving the scene.
Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 5, 2024
