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- June 12, 2019
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In what was supposed to be a trial readiness hearing June 11, a defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed.
Jackie Berry was initially charged with second-degree murder while armed with a knife, possession of a prohibited weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon outside a home or business for allegedly stabbing 38 year-old Michael McKoy on the 1600 block of V Street, SE in 2010. According to court documents, Berry’s DNA was found on a condom in McKoy’s apartment.
Under the plea agreement, the prosecution would request that Berry receive a sentence of 10 years in prison with five years of supervised release. Berry’s other charges would be dropped.
DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe accepted Berry’s guilty plea based on a proffer of facts provided by the prosecution.
The sentencing is scheduled on Sept. 6.