A multi-shooting defendant accepted a plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on May 28.
Maliq Campbell, 23, was originally charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and simple assault, for his involvement in a shooting that injured an individual on June 10, 2023 on the 500 block of Newcomb Street, SE. All charges had an aggravating factor of being committed during release.
Campbell also had an arrest warrant, but was not charged, for his involvement in a shooting that injured an individual on Oct. 4, 2023 on the 500 block of 49th Place, SE.
During the hearing, Campbell’s attorney, Camille Wagner, alerted the court of his intent to accept a plea deal for two counts of assault with significant bodily injury while armed and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, in exchange for a dismissal of all other charges in the shooting case, as well as a dismissal of a domestic violence case and two remaining bench warrants for unrelated incidents.
Through the deal, parties agreed to a sentence of five years for each charge, which would run concurrently, and five years of supervised release.
Had the case gone to trial, prosecutors claimed they would’ve proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Campbell, while being in a car with the victim on June 10, 2023, fought over the victim’s car keys and shot at them multiple times, with the victim sustaining a graze wound.
Prosecutors also stated that, had the bench warrant incident gone to trial they would’ve proven that Campbell fired at an individual on a bicycle multiple times, striking him twice on the wrist. They asserted Campbell acted voluntarily and without legal justification in both incidents.
Parties are slated to reconvene Oct. 30.
