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Justin Ancheta [former]
- February 22, 2022
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A homicide defendant has been offered a plea deal and will begin to go over it with his attorneys.
Gregory Washington is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and first-degree burglary while armed. The 32-year-old defendant is accused of shooting 32-year-old Maryland man Alie Labay to death on the 900 block of 21st Street, NE, on the morning of Oct. 24, 2019.
During Washington’s most recent hearing on Feb. 17, the prosecution said they extended a plea offer that will expire by March 3. The offer would allow the defendant to plead down to a lesser homicide charge and have his other charges dismissed.
Washington previously declined other plea offers, including one for second-degree murder while armed in September 2021.
DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled the next hearing for March 17. If Washington does not plead out, this case is still expected to go to trial in late May.
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