DC teen girl tells judge she and her friends 'were bored' before beating disabled 64-year-old man to death

A DC Superior Court judge has sentenced a 15-year-old girl to three years in supervised detention over the beating death of a 64-year-old man last year. The teen pleaded guilty alongside two others on Oct. 10 to a downgraded charge from second-degree murder to assault with a dangerous weapon and told the court that she and her friends beat the victim to death because they "were bored."

The convicted teen was one of five girls between the ages of 12 and 15 charged with the brutal killing of Reggie Brown, who died of blunt force trauma on Oct. 17, 2023. Court documents show that the group of teens chased Brown down the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue, then allegedly beat and kicked him to death. Medical examiners ruled his death a homicide. His family said he suffered from multiple disabilities and was frail from battling cancer. One of the teens filmed a video of the attack, which prosecutors showed the court. Police said he died at the scene.

The 15-year-old was summoned by prosecutors to testify as a key witness in the trial of the two remaining girls, who are accused of second-degree murder. She testified that she and her friends were looking for something to do after leaving a DC skate park. That's when she suggested they "find someone to beat up," the girl testified, as per Fox News.

Prosecutor Gabrielle LoGaglio asked the teen, "Why did you suggest that?"

"Because we were bored," the girl responded. The convicted teen told the court that her group came across an unknown man who was allegedly already attacking Brown and asked if they could join him in the beating. In an attempt to escape, Brown ran through an alley before the group of teens caught up to him. The girls proceeded to repeatedly beat and kick the elderly victim while he lay on the ground, according to testimony.

She testified that her teen sister recorded the group taunting Brown while they savagely beat him. It was when the group walked away from the scene that they realized they killed him.

"Do you remember what you were thinking when you walked back to the alley?" LoGaglio asked. The girl responded, "He's dead."
 

The remaining defendants face a maximum sentence of jail until they reach the age of 21 if convicted. The suspects have not been publicly identified because they are juveniles.