A shooting defendant accepted a plea deal that carries a prison sentence between 30-and-60 months on July 21 before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe.
Jamarie Long, 24, was originally charged with aggravated assault knowingly while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his involvement in a shooting on May 10, 2025, at the 800 block of T Street, NW.
At the hearing, Long accepted a plea deal from prosecutors that required him to plead guilty to aggravated assault and carrying a pistol without a license. The prosecution agreed not to pursue any further charges against Long related to the offense.
As part of the plea deal, parties agreed to the stipulated sentence, subject to Judge Pipe’s approval. Judge Pipe also noted that Long’s attorney, Susan Ellis, could ask for all but six months of his sentence suspended.
According to the prosecution, if the case proceeded to trial, the evidence would have proven that Long was armed with a pistol when he got out of his car and shot at the victim’s car, wounding him. The prosecution also asserted that Long did not have a license for his pistol.
After Judge Pipe confirmed Long accepted the plea agreement knowingly and voluntarily, Ellis asked for Long’s release to home confinement with GPS monitoring. Ellis noted his criminal record of no prior convictions except for one pending case in Maryland.
Judge Pipe said that she did not have the authority to place Long on GPS monitoring. She added, “I am concerned about the Maryland case,” due to the seriousness of the charges, before ruling against Long’s release.
According to the judge and Ellis, Long has an extraditable warrant in the Maryland case because of a complication where his name was misspelled. Judge Pipe revealed that if she released Long on GPS monitoring, his monitor would be removed in the process of settling his Maryland warrant.
If not for the complications from his Maryland warrant, Judge Pipe said she would have been inclined to release Long.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene on Sep. 25 for Long’s sentencing.
