A homicide defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Aug. 18.
Korriek Akinola, 24, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Joshua White on the 4700 block of South Capitol Street, SE on June 6, 2023.
According to court documents, White was riding a bike in a Shell gas station parking lot, when Akinola drove past and shot him out of the window of a black sedan.
At the hearing, Kevin Mosley, Akinola’s attorney informed Judge Kravitz that the defendant accepted a plea offer from prosecutors. Akinola pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in exchange for prosecutors dismissing the remaining charges.
Second-degree murder while armed carries a potential maximum sentence of 40 years of incarceration with five years of supervised release.
Judge Kravitz accepted Akinola’s guilty plea as knowing and voluntary.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 24.
