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By
Laura Berol
- November 26, 2024
Court
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Domestic Violence
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stabbing
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The prosecution dropped the charges of violent crime against Chackell Anderson in a domestic violence case, in exchange for Anderson’s pleading guilty to a felony charge of contempt before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Nov. 25.
Anderson, 40, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, robbery, and robbery while armed for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing on Sept. 2 on the 1900 block of 17th Street, SE.
Court documents report two victims from the incident, Anderson’s former girlfriend and a man who was staying at her house at the time.
In the plea offer Anderson accepted, the prosecution agreed to dismiss all other charges if Anderson pleaded guilty to contempt for violating a court order to stay away from his former girlfriend.
Russell Hairston, Anderson’s attorney, told the court there is no statutory cap on the sentence for felony contempt. The parties didn’t agree on a sentence but plan to make their requests to Judge Park at sentencing.
According to the prosecutor, Anderson called his former girlfriend from jail multiple times and accepted visits from her between Sept. 4 and Sept. 30. The prosecutor said recordings of their calls contain discussions of what Anderson’s former girlfriend would say in her testimony about the stabbing.
Hairston said Anderson’s former girlfriend insisted Anderson stay in touch with her while in jail and accused him of being in a relationship with someone else when he tried to avoid contact.
Parties will next convene on Jan. 24, 2025.