 This is WTOP News. Facts Matter. 9.22 now, WTOP. 38-year-old Brandon Smith of D.C. has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the July 4, 2023 death of 43-year-old Charles Stanton, also of D.C. Superior Court Judge Marissa DeMeo ordered five years of supervised release and ordered him to register as a gun offender.