Man Charged in 11-Year-Old Davon McNeal’s Death Pleads Guilty

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 28, 2022
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One of the four men charged in the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Davon McNeal pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed with aggravating circumstances.

Nearly two years ago, McNeal was shot in the head during a July Fourth celebration on the 1400 block of Cedar Street, SE. Police did not believe him to be the intended target, D.C. Witness previously reported.

Four suspects were arrested in connection with McNeal’s death: Daryle Bond, Marcel Gordon, Christen Wingfield and Carlo General. They were all initially charged with first-degree murder while armed but a DC Superior Court judge ruled that their cases only have enough evidence to go to trial on charges of second-degree murder while armed.

On Feb. 28, 21-year-old General pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed with aggravating circumstances. As part of the plea deal, parties agreed to recommend a prison sentence from 13 to 16 years.

General is the last of the four defendants to be convicted. Bond, 20, Gordon, 26, and Wingfield, 24, pleaded guilty to the same charge on Feb. 18. As part of their plea deal, parties agreed to recommend a seven-and-a-half to nine-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Bond, a 10-year prison sentence for Gordon and a nine-and-a-half-year sentence for Wingfield, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

All four men will be sentenced on June 3.