A Maryland man will spend nearly a decade in prison for a shooting that left a woman seriously injured four years ago. Daniel Cary, 31, was handed a nine-year sentence today by Judge Rainey Brandt in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
The decision follows Cary’s November guilty plea to charges of aggravated assault while armed and possessing a firearm during a violent crime.
The incident dates back to the summer of 2020. On July 22, Cary was a passenger in a car driven by his then-girlfriend, 34-year-old Chantel Stewart. Prosecutors say the pair encountered a former friend of Stewart’s near 108 Atlantic Street SE.
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As the vehicles pulled alongside each other, Stewart reportedly shouted a warning to the victim that a shooting was about to take place. Cary then donned a mask, stepped out of the vehicle, and fired five rounds from a semi-automatic weapon. One of those bullets pierced the victim’s car door and struck her in the back.
Despite her injuries, the victim managed to drive herself to a nearby hospital. She underwent several surgeries and eventually recovered from the life-threatening wound. After the shots were fired, Stewart drove Cary away from the area, leading to her own legal troubles. Stewart also pleaded guilty in the case, receiving a one-year suspended sentence for acting as an accessory after the fact.
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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Interim Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll announced the sentencing today, crediting a multi-year investigation for bringing the case to a close. Once Cary completes his nine-year term of incarceration, he will be required to serve three additional years of supervised release.
The announcement marks the end of a long legal process involving several prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office who tracked the case from the initial 2020 investigation through the final sentencing.
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