Judge Sentences Williams, Knight for 2015 Drive-by Shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 17, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

Two of the three men involved in a fatal shooting of a 39-year-old father were recently sentenced by a Washington, DC Superior Court judge.

Judge Judith Bartnoff sentenced May 11 Dominique Williams to 24-years in prison for shooting Marcellus Green during a drive-by on the 3200 block of 28th Street, SE. Williams, 24, was charged with second-degree murder while armed in March. After his prison term, he will serve five additional years under supervised release.

A co-defendant in the case, Maricco Knight, was sentenced May 15 to 84 months for being an accessory after the fact and 72 months for obstruction of justice. Knight, 25, will also serve five additional years under supervised release.

The third defendant in the case, Steven Pugh pled guilty to second-degree murder in 2016. He is awaiting sentencing.

During the early morning hours on Sept. 19, 2015, Pugh, 22, Knight and Williams were apparently in a car and, as they drove down the street, Williams allegedly wanted to make a statement to the person who threatened him, and Pugh wanted seek revenge for his girlfriend, whose tires were slashed when she lived on the block.

Williams shot at four people, including an 11-year-old boy. The boy, who is Green’s son, is now 13 years old.

As the oldest brother delivered his statement of impact, he commented on the tragedy that his younger brother witnessed. He told the judge that he doesn’t want his younger brother to grow up an animal and that the family is trying to help him cope with his loss.

“There’s nothing out here in these streets but disappointment,” Green’s oldest son told the judge. He referenced his younger sister’s statement, saying Williams robbed his siblings of sharing special moments, such as graduations and weddings, with their father.

“I can’t show sympathy [or] pity…I can’t,” the brother told the judge in reference to Williams.

There is “nothing I can say to make this any better,” Judge Bartnoff said. She said the situation doesn’t make sense because Williams did not have any prior felonies before the homicide.

As U.S. Marshals escorted Williams out of the courtroom, a female yelled, “I love you Domo mo.”

To read about the entire case, click here.