WASHINGTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - District of Columbia), published as received.
WASHINGTON – Monteze Morton, 36, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced on Friday, April 10, 2026, to 14 years in prison for killing Dimitrious Brown, 29, on March 22, 2024, in Washington DC, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Morton pleaded guilty on February 5, 2026, to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Honorable J. Michael Ryan ordered Morton to serve his 14-year prison term to be followed by five years of supervised release and he must also register as a gun offender.
According to the government’s evidence, Morton shot Brown following a brief altercation in the 2800 block of Hartford Street SE. Morton had previously been convicted of robbery and armed robbery in Maryland and was not allowed to own or possess a firearm.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Pirro commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Miles Janssen, who investigated and prosecuted the case.
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