Courtesy of U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia - Lamar Williams, left; Jeffrey Best and Robert Bost (top); Orlando Carter and Sanquan Carter (bottom).
Five men were sentenced Tuesday on a total of 174 charges stemming from a spate of retaliatory violence in March 2010 that led to the deaths of three young people in a drive-by shooting on South Capitol Street SE.
A sixth man, who cooperated with authorities and pleaded guilty to murder charges, is to be sentenced in October.
In all, five victims were fatally shot in separate incidents. Nine others were wounded, including one of the defendants.
SANQUAN CARTER, 21, used a handgun in a shooting in Congress Heights that killed Jordan Howe and wounded two other men. Convicted of one count of first-degree murder and 14 related offenses.
Sentence: 54 years
ORLANDO CARTER, 22, fired an AK-470-style assault rifle in the Congress Heights shooting, participated in the later slaying of Tavon Nelson and was the principal planner and driver in the final drive-by attack that killed Brishell Jones, Davaughn Boyd and William Jones III and wounded six others. Found guilty of 50 charges, including five counts of first-degree murder.
Sentence: Life without the possibility of release
JEFFREY BEST, 23, wielded a shotgun in the Congress Heights shooting, then fired a 9mm pistol in the Tavon Nelson killing and the drive-by attack. Convicted of five counts of first-degree murder and 42 other crimes.
Sentence: Life without the possibility of release
ROBERT BOST, 23, who was not implicated in the Congress Heights shooting, used a .45-caliber handgun in the Tavon Nelson homicide and the drive-by shooting. Found guilty of 34 offenses, including four counts of first-degree murder.
Sentence: Life without the possibility of release
LAMAR WILLIAMS, 24, was not present for any of the killings, but supplied the pistol and shotgun used in Congress Heights, hid the AK-47 for Orlando Carter after the attack and gave the rifle back to Carter before the drive-by shooting. Convicted of three counts of second-degree murder and 25 related crimes.
Sentence: 30 years
NATHANIEL SIMMS, 28, drove the getaway car in Congress Heights, took part in the slaying of Tavon Nelson and fired the AK-47 in the drive-by attack. In a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder, avoiding more serious charges in return for testifying against the other men. He is awaiting sentencing.
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