D.C. Man Sentenced To Prison For Shooting Teen Ex-Girlfriend
Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 8:00 P.M. ET. 3 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Friday, October 4, 2024, Deangelo Wooten, 27, appeared in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo to prison for his previously entered guilty pleas in connection with the January 2024 shooting of a 16-year-old girl, who was his girlfriend at the time of the shooting.
According to U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, On July 19, 2024, Wooten appeared before Judge Demeo and pleaded guilty to one count of Aggravated Assault While Armed; and one count of Possession of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.
Sentence Handed Down
During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Judge Demeo sentenced Wooten to eight years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for the aggravated assault charge and six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for the possession of a firearm charge, to run concurrently.
According to evidence filed with the court, in January 2024, the victim, who was 16 years old at the time, was in a romantic dating relationship with Wooten, who was 26 years old at the time.
On January 20, 2024, Wooten sent several text messages to the teen, stating, “Imma shoot you dead in your face” and “On dior when I see you imma kill you.” Initially, the girl thought that Wooten was sending the texts to get a reaction from her. Wooten then texted her, asking if they could meet and if she could bring his shoes. The girl agreed and went with two others to meet Wooten at 13th and Congress Street in Southeast Washington to give Wooten his shoes.
Teen Victim Goes To Meet Wooten
At around 1:00 p.m., the girl and her friends arrived and waited in a car at the prearranged location. Within a few minutes, Wooten drove up in a blue car. Wooten jumped out of the blue car and approached the girl sitting in the back seat of her friend’s car. Wooten took the shoes with one hand, produced a gun in the other hand, pointed the gun at the girl’s head, and fired while standing an arm’s length from the girl. The girl, anticipating the gunshot, raised her arm to protect her head, and the bullet went through her arm, grazing her back. Wooten walked away, got back in his vehicle, and drove off.
After the gunshot, the girl began to bleed, and the other two people in the vehicle drove to the hospital for treatment. Police were notified, and an investigation ensued, leading to the arrest and prosecution of Wooten.
U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Roessler, who prosecuted the case.
