A shooter’s sentencing hearing was postponed for a preliminary mental observation hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park in an Oct. 4 hearing.
On March 31, 2023, Romeo Brown, 21, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a pistol without a license outside one’s home or business and unlawful discharge of a firearm, for his involvement in a nonfatal shooting on the 2600 block of Douglass Road, SE, on March 7, 2022.
Brown’s original sentence was imposed on June 9, 2023; however, probation services said Brown was not in compliance with his release terms resulting in his re-arrest and this new sentencing hearing.
At the hearing, Tammy Thom, Brown’s attorney, and the prosecution approached the bench, whereafter Judge Park postponed Brown’s sentencing until the completion of a preliminary screening to determine Brown’s mental competency.
If the preliminary screening for the mental observation hearing finds Brown competent, he will be sentenced as scheduled.
Parties are slated to reconvene on Oct. 11.
