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By
Adriana Marroquin
- December 21, 2023
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On Dec. 20, a homicide defendant accepted a plea offer extended by prosecutors in front of DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt.
Duron Hudson, 22, is charged with second-degree murder while armed – offenses committed during release, and robbery offenses committed during release, for his alleged involvement in the death of Nahzil Zaid Abdul Rahim on Nov. 29, 2019, on the 1200 block of U Street, NW.
Prosecutors extended a global plea offer that covered three felony cases and dismissed two misdemeanor cases. The agreement required he plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter while armed and attempted robbery for the incident that resulted in Rahim’s death, as well as assault with significant bodily injury, attempted second-degree theft, two counts of simple assault, and attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle in connection to the other three cases.
In the plea, parties agreed to a sentence of eight-and-a-half years, with five years of supervised release.
Prosecutors argued that, had each case gone to trial, they would’ve proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Hudson was the perpetrator in each.
Judge Brandt set a sentencing date of March 22, 2024.