A shooting defendant’s attorney requested additional time to consider a new plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Dorsey Jones on April 15.
Da’John Blunt, 25, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol without a license outside home or place of business for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on the 1900 block of Benning Road, NE on March 12. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to his groin and another victim sustained a gunshot wound to his right elbow.
At the hearing, Blunt wanted to proceed with the preliminary hearing. However, according to the prosecution, if he did proceed, they would revoke their plea offer. The prosecution said their offer might be the most lenient deal Blunt could receive in the case.
If Blunt pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and felon in possession, the prosecution would agree to drop any remaining charges, not seek indictment on additional charges, and dismiss two separate cases involving Blunt.
Blunt’s attorney, Adam Harris, said he received the offer that morning and said it was “wildly premature to make that decision.”
After discussions with Blunt, Harris requested to continue the hearing to a later date to get a better understanding of the plea offer and of the prosecution’s evidence.
The parties are scheduled to reconvene on April 30.
