Prosecutors Offer Plea Deal in Derby Shooting
Daemarie Derby, 19, faces a proposed seven-to-nine year sentence if he accepts a guilty plea to aggravated assault.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Violence
Prosecutors have placed a plea offer on the record for Daemarie Derby, 19, charged in connection with an Oct. 2 shooting on the 1500 block of F Street, NE that left two people with gunshot wounds. The offer, placed before Judge Judith Pipe on Nov. 5, would require a guilty plea to aggravated assault knowingly grave risk while armed.
Why it matters
The offer would resolve the case without an indictment carrying greater or additional charges, a resolution that depends on Derby's decision. For Washington residents, it marks a step in the court process following a shooting that wounded two people in Northeast.
Derby faces two counts each of aggravated assault knowingly grave risk while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, with a proposed sentence of seven to nine years under the plea offer. Derby is expected to provide a decision by the next hearing, and the case remains pending.
The players
Daemarie Derby
A 19-year-old man charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of firearm possession during a crime of violence, who must decide whether to accept the plea offer.
Judge Judith Pipe
The D.C. Superior Court judge before whom the plea offer was placed on the record on Nov. 5.
The details
Under the offer, Derby would plead guilty to aggravated assault knowingly grave risk while armed, and in exchange the prosecution would dismiss the remaining charges and not seek an indictment with greater or additional charges. The defense received new evidence through discovery before the offer was made.
Timeline
Oct. 2: Alleged shooting on the 1500 block of F Street, NE.
Nov. 5: Plea offer placed on the record before Judge Judith Pipe.
Dec. 15: Parties scheduled to reconvene.
Legal Context
The plea offer follows the standard D.C. Superior Court practice of placing negotiated terms on the record before a judge while discovery is still being exchanged. Cases involving aggravated assault with a firearm in the District are typically resolved this way before trial.
Residents near the 1500 block of F Street, NE may be interested in the progress of a case tied to a shooting that wounded two people. The outcome of the plea decision will determine whether the case proceeds to trial or resolves with a guilty plea.
The takeaway
A plea offer lets a case resolve before trial, but the defendant must weigh the proposed sentence against the risks of proceeding. Readers following local violence cases can track each court date to see how the decision develops.
What happens next
Derby is expected to provide a decision on the plea offer by the next hearing, with the parties scheduled to reconvene on Dec. 15.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Dcwitness.
