District Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Killing Man on Street in Southeast Washington

            WASHINGTON – Cecil Smith, 29, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced immediately to 10 years and 9 months in jail for fatally taking pictures a person final yr in Southeast Washington, introduced U.S. Legal professional Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Division (MPD). 

            Smith pleaded responsible on April 1, 2022, within the Superior Courtroom of the District of Columbia, to a cost of voluntary manslaughter whereas armed. The plea, which was contingent upon the Courtroom’s approval, known as for the sentence of 10 years and 9 months in jail. The Honorable Milton C. Lee, Jr. accepted the plea and sentenced Smith accordingly. Following his jail time period, Smith will likely be positioned on 5 years of supervised launch.

            Based on the federal government’s proof, on Aug. 23, 2021, at roughly 11 p.m., Smith was standing instantly adjoining to a car parking zone within the 3900 block of South Capitol Road SE, subsequent to a car together with Harold Citadel. Mr. Citadel then grabbed a bottle that Smith positioned on the hood of the car. Mr. Citadel held the bottle within the air and seemed on the contents of the bottle. He poured a portion of the remaining contents into his cup, then handed the bottle to the Smith. Smith reached in direction of his proper pocket, turned away from Mr. Citadel, and fired a gun in direction of him. Mr. Citadel, 29, struck by the bullet, turned and ran in direction of the car parking zone, the place he collapsed and died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

            Smith was arrested on Sept. 1, 2021. He has been in custody ever since. 

            In saying the sentence, U.S. Legal professional Graves and Chief Contee recommended the work of those that investigated the case from the Prison Investigations Division Murder Department of the Metropolitan Police Division. They acknowledged the efforts of those that labored on the case from the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace, together with Paralegal Specialist Lashone Samuels, former Sufferer/ Witness Specialist Marcia Rinker, Sufferer/Witness Advocate Latrice Washington-Williams, and Investigative Analyst Zachary McMenamin.

            Lastly, they recommended the efforts of Assistant U.S. Legal professional Shehzad Akhtar, who investigated and prosecuted the case.