Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

By Yani Barrera [former] - September 22, 2023
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On Sept. 22, Idrissa Fall rejected a plea offer extended by prosecutors in connection to a 2021 homicide. 

Fall, 36, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in a bias-related hate crime, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Dara Northern on July 18, 2021, on the 6100 block of 4th Street, NW.

During the Sept. 22 hearing, prosecutors offered Fall a plea agreement that would have him plead guilty to one count of second-degree murder while armed in exchange for a dismissal of all other indicted charges, as well as a case that stemmed from his alleged possession of contraband in a penal institution. 

According to court documents, on March 30, Fall was charged with unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institution. Court documents state that on Sept. 12, 2022, during a shake down in his cell, Fall was found to be in possession of a homemade weapon made out of metal with a sharpened point. 

Fall rejected the plea offer, and continued to assert his right to a speedy trial. 

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt ordered a forensic screening for Fall based on arguments made by Fall’s defense attorney in a bench conference. 

Parties are expected back for a mental observation hearing on Oct. 2.