A defendant in a non-fatal shooting incident alerted DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson that he no longer wants to withdraw his guilty plea on Sept. 26, and was sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
On Jan. 22, Jaylaun Brown, 23, pleaded guilty to assault with significant bodily injury and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction for his involvement in a mass shooting that injured seven people on the 1400 block of 9th Street, NW, on Jan. 21, 2023.
Brown had previously stated he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea, but defense attorney Destiny Fullwood-Singh alerted the court that is no longer his intention and agrees to continue with sentencing.
Judge Dayson imposed a sentence of two years for the assault charge, and a consecutive year for the possession of a firearm charge, totaling three years of imprisonment, with five years of supervised release.
The judge also denied Brown’s request to be sentenced under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA), which would allow his conviction to be sealed if he successfully completed all sentencing requirements. According to Judge Dayson, Brown had previously been sentenced under the YRA for an unrelated matter but failed to comply.
No further dates were set.
