Shooting Defendants Reject Wired Plea Offer

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Shooting co-defendants rejected a wired plea deal extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun during a June 21 hearing.

Daquawn Lubin, 29, and Jonathan Young, 34, are charged with conspiracy, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, aggravated assault while armed, and four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, for their alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting that injured two individuals. The incident occurred on July 24, 2023 on the 4600 block of Benning Road, SE.

At the hearing, the prosecutor alerted Judge Okun they had extended a wired plea deal, which required both defendants to agree to the terms for it to be valid. According to the prosecutor, the plea deal required Lubin and Young to plead guilty to aggravated assault while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, in exchange for a dismissal of all other charges.

Kevin O’Sullivan, Lubin’s defense attorney, and Cheryl Stein, Young’s attorney, told Judge Okun they were both rejecting the plea deal.

Parties are slated to reconvene Oct. 18.

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