DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz was surprised to learn that a homicide defendant was in Kentucky due to an error in judicial scheduling during a hearing on Jan. 21.
Erin Sheffey, 28, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in the shooting of Kwiyon Maddox, 32, on Aug. 15 2021. The incident occurred on the 2100 block of 16th Street, SE.
Sheffey was sentenced last week in connection to a separate federal matter and released to the Bureau of Prisons (BoP) to be transferred instead of being returned to the DC Jail to await further proceedings in connection to the local charges
The prosecution stated it was expecting to soon share a pending plea offer that would be a concurrent sentence with the defendant’s federal sentence. Prosecution stated it will leave the plea offer open to the defense for 90 days to have time for the defendant to be extradited back to DC.
The parties are slated to reconvene on April 18.
