Defendant Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter

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A homicide defendant accepted a plea offer from the prosecution. 

Steven Arrington-Rodgers, 28, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting of 25-year-old Martez Jackson on Nov. 9, 2020, on the 1400 block of Howard Road, SE.  

During the July 9 hearing, the defendant pleaded down to voluntary manslaughter. 

DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee scheduled Arrington-Rodgers to be sentenced on Oct. 22.