Prosecution Offers Murder Defendant Plea Deal

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 12, 2020
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During a trial readiness hearing March 12, a prosecutor offered a plea deal to the defense.

Brain Davis is being charged with conspiracy and first-degree murder during with aggravating circumstances for allegedly murdering Mawuli Kocuvie on the 1700 Block of Benning Rd., NE, on Oct. 29, 2017. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxiation.  Davis was indicted for the murder before he was arrested.

The prosecution sent an email to the defense the night before the hearing, outlining the plea deal. The details are yet to be confirmed but if Davis accepts the deal, he would be tried alone and not with his co-defendant, Samuel Davis.

Davis’ defense attorney, Erin Scialpi, said that she and Davis will discuss the plea deal and come up with a decision well before the rescheduled trial readiness hearing on May 1. 

According to court documents, Davis choked the victim with assistance from another individual in a bedroom.

Davis’ co-defendant, was initially charged with first-degree murder while armed but, on July 13, 2018, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for his involvement in the homicide.

A sentencing date has not been scheduled for the co-defedant, according to DC courts. However, a status hearing is set to occur on May 8.

This article was written by Jailynn Caraballo.