Shooting Defendant, High on Drugs, Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison

By Maggie Rhoads [former] - August 16, 2024
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DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz sentenced a non-fatal shooting defendant to 12 months in prison and three years on supervised release on Aug. 16. 

Ereck Wilson, 49, was originally charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, unlawful discharge of a firearm, endangerment with a firearm, possession of an unregistered firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition, for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting incident on Dec. 9, 2023, on the 1600 block of W Street, SE. No individuals sustained injuries during the shooting.

According to court documents, Wilson fired a gun while high on phencyclidine (PCP). The shots were not directed at anyone. 

On June 14, Wilson accepted an offer extended by the prosecution where to plead guilty to carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business and unlawful discharge of a firearm. I n exchange for his guilty plea, the prosecution said they would ask for a sentence in the lower range of the guidelines on both counts.

During the hearing, the prosecution asked Judge Leibovitz to sentence Wilson to 12 months in prison. 

Wilson’s defense attorney, Daniel Dorsey, said the reason why Wilson fired a gun and was high on phencyclidine was because he attempted to commit suicide after discovering his girlfriend, who had been missing for a week, died in a car accident. 

Judge Leibovitz said this is not Wilson’s first drug offense as he’s had other convictions dating back more than two decades. She sentenced Wilson to 12 months in prison with three years on supervised release. 

 No further dates were set.