Washington, D.C. – A 31-year-old District of Columbia man, Joseph R. Green, was sentenced today to 340 months in prison for the non-fatal shooting of an individual on March 5, 2007, in the 200 Block of V Street, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor announced. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. Green, of the 1800 block of D Street, SE, was found guilty in May 2008 by a Superior Court jury of aggravated assault while armed and related weapons offenses.

According to the government’s evidence, on March 5, 2007, the defendant was drinking and shooting dice with several other men in the hallway of 253 V Street, NW (PSA 303). As the victim was leaving the building, the defendant accused him of being an informant. The defendant then pulled out a .45 caliber pistol and opened fire. The first few shots narrowly missed the victim. The next shot shattered the bones in the victim’s leg and nearly severed it. The defendant fired several more shots at the victim after he fell to the ground. When the defendant ran back into the building, the victim dragged himself across the street. The defendant fled from the neighborhood as the police were arriving on the scene.

In announcing today's sentence, U.S. Attorney Taylor praised the work of all of the Metropolitan Police Department Officers who responded to the scene and investigated the case. He specifically praised the work of Officers Adam Johnston, William Hamm, Martin Fosso, Heriberto Lucena, David Murray and Luciano Morales. U.S. Attorney Taylor also praised the work of Detectives Franklin Then, Brian Devine, and Brian Wise. He also praised the work of Litigation Support Specialist Thomas Royal, Legal Assistant Deloris Young, and Laverne Forrest and Tanya Via of the Victim Witness Unit. Finally, U.S. Attorney Taylor praised the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Alessio Evangelista, who prosecuted the case.