Evergreen Reporter

WASHINGTON – Scotland Alston, 33, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today before the Honorable Michael O’Keefe of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to 15 years in prison for a February 2024 shooting, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced Alston to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. When announcing Alston’s sentence, Judge O’Keefe cited the random viciousness of Alston’s actions and the devastating injuries sustained by the female victim.

Alston pleaded guilty to aggravated assault while armed on June 10, 2024.

According to the government’s evidence, with which Alston agreed, on February 28, 2024, Alston and the female victim got into a heated argument in the 2000 block of Benning Road NE. During this argument, Alston shoved the victim and she shoved him back. Subsequently, Alston took a gun from his waistband and held it at his side. A bystander attempted to separate them but was unsuccessful as they continued arguing. Eventually, the victim sat down on a ledge. Although Alston initially left on a bicycle, he returned shortly after and fired numerous times at her. The victim tried to flee but collapsed after being hit seven times and spent months in the hospital recovering from her injuries.

In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended those who investigated the case from MPD and acknowledged Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Yarbro for prosecuting it.