Homicide Defendant in Teen’s Killing Accepts Plea Agreement 

By Adriana Marroquin - December 6, 2023
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On Dec. 6, a homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement extended by prosecutors in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan. 

Eugene R. Williams, 18, and co-defendant Anthony Green, 28, were originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, attempt to commit robbery while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, for involvement in the death of 16-year-old DeShawn Francis on Feb. 8, 2022, on the unit block of Chesapeake Street, SE.

Francis succumbed to his injuries on Feb. 11, 2022. 

On June 27, Green accepted a plea deal for one count of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, in exchange for a dismissal of all other charges. On Sept. 1, he was sentenced to four years incarceration. 

During the Dec. 6 hearing, Williams’ defense attorney, Kevann Gardner, alerted the court that Williams was accepting an offer to plead guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed, in exchange for a dismissal of all other charges. 

Prosecutors claimed that, had the case gone to trial, they would’ve proved beyond a reasonable doubt that on the day of the incident, Williams was the individual who shot Francis on his right temple, which caused his death. 

Judge Raffinan accepted Williams’ plea, and found him guilty. 

A sentencing hearing was scheduled for March 1, 2024.