D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Milton Lee sentenced a non-fatal shooting defendant to 60 months in jail as part of a “generous” plea agreement on Oct. 7.
On March 14, Delante Glascoe, 42, pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, and two counts of threatening to kidnap or injure a person for his involvement in a shooting on the 900 block of Shepherd Street, NW on Oct. 14, 2024. No injuries were reported.
Through the deal, parties agreed to a sentencing range of 42-to-60 months of imprisonment.
Defense counsel for Glascoe, David Akulian, asked Judge Lee to sentence Glascoe to the lowest end of the sentence according to the plea agreement due in part to Glascoe’s traumatic childhood.
Akulian claimed that Glascoe grew up in the crack epidemic and that people key to his development were lost to drugs. Akulian stated that Judge Lee is seeing the results of Glascoe’s inability to process trauma.
Thus, Akulian asked Judge Lee to sentence Glascoe to 42 months in prison followed by supervised release so Glascoe can complete an behavioral intervention program and get grief counseling.
All things considered, the prosecution believes the plea agreement is “generous” and Judge Lee should consider the seriousness of the offense.
The prosecution argued that this is Glascoe’s fourth gun related offense and he committed these crimes in the presence of a child who is now scared that something will happen to her mother.
Therefore, the prosecution asked for 60 months of incarceration and three years of supervised release.
Glascoe “deeply, sincerely” apologized to everyone and claimed his actions “affected people that I love and care about”. Additionally, he agreed that his repetitive violent behavior has affected his loved ones.
When Judge Lee asked why this offense occurred, Glascoe claimed “certain things [were] going on, certain people that shouldn’t be around”. However, Judge Lee dismissed his rationale as “making a choice.”
Furthermore, Judge Lee was concerned that Glascoe had been in this “crime game” since 2001 and “most of [his] life has been in crime”.
Additionally, Judge Lee pointed out that Glascoe’s actions since he entered the criminal justice system have affected his loved ones, namely his daughter who is hesitant to have a relationship with Glascoe due to his criminal record.
Ultimately, Judge Milton Lee sentenced Glascoe to 46 months in jail for assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm and 14 months for threatening to injure someone. The terms are to be served consecutively.
In addition to the 60 months in jail, Judge Milton ordered Glascoe to undergo mental health and drug treatment, grief and anger management counseling, get his high school diploma, and register as a gun offender.
Additionally, Judge Lee granted the prosecution’s request for a standard no contact order with the victims and young witnesses in this case.
No further dates were set.
