Murder Defendants Disagree on Plea Offer

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 18, 2019
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During a status hearing, one defendant said he was willing to accept a plea offer, but the other defendant rejected it.

Titus Iracks and Dearren Dawkins, 22, are charged with first-degree murder while armed and conspiracy while armed, among other charges, for allegedly shooting Larry Harrell on the 1200 block of Mount Olivet Road, NE on June 13, 2018. Iracks, 17, is being charged as an adult.

Dawkins’ defense attorney, Kevin Mosley, told DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson that his client is prepared to accept the prosecution’s deal. However, Iracks’ defense attorney, Ronald Resetarits, said his client was rejecting the offer. According to DC Courts, the defendants were offered a deal that needed to be accepted by both parties. Specific charges and sentence lengths for the deals were not discussed in open court.

According to early reports by D.C. Witness, Iracks and Dawkins rejected a plea deal for voluntary manslaughter while armed in January.

Judge Dayson set a trial date for May, and a deadline to sever the cases in March. No motion to sever the cases has been made at this time.

Dawkins is currently held without bail in DC Jail. Iracks is being held at DYRS.

Both defendants are scheduled for a status hearing on Nov. 5.