Date: 05-17-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Delmar Whitley

Case Number: 22-CF1-5673

Judge: Marisa J. Demeo

Court: Superior Court he District of Columbia (Washington County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Washington DC

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Description:

District of Columbia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm during a crime of violence
Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Shooting Teenager in the Face

Delmar Whitley, also known as Damar Whitley, 47, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to a total period of 13 years in prison for shooting a 17-year-old teen in the face and back.

Whitley agreed that, on the morning of August 31, 2022, Whitley returned home to his apartment building in the 4700 block of Alabama Avenue SE. While walking through the common area of the building, Whitley exchanged words with the first victim, a 17-year-old who was visiting the building before he and his classmates were to go to school. After that exchange, Whitley went inside his apartment briefly, came back out armed with a firearm, and shot the teenaged victim in the face. Whitley then chased that victim outside and shot him a second time, hitting him in the back.

Video footage showed that Whitley also pointed the gun at another teen who had been with the victim and was also trying to get away. Whitley fled the scene immediately after the shooting. Police arrested him on September 22, 2022, and Whitley has been detained since that date.

In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended the work of those investigating the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. Finally, they commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah Prins and Michael Roberts, who investigated and prosecuted the case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 13 years in prison

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