A defendant accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to jail for a stabbing before DC Superior Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on March 2.
Eric Davis, 62, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institution for his involvement in a stabbing at the DC Jail on the 1900 Block of D Street, SE on Nov. 2, 2024.
At the hearing, Davis’s attorney, Craig Ricard, stated that his client accepted a plea deal from prosecutors that required him to plead guilty to simple assault and possession of a prohibited weapon. In exchange, the prosecution dismissed the greater and remaining charges against Davis.
If the case had gone to trial, the prosecution said they would have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Davis struck the victim, causing two lacerations in his back, following a verbal confrontation between them earlier that day.
The prosecution asked for Davis to be sentenced to 180 days of incarceration for simple assault and one year for possession of a prohibited weapon. The prosecution added that this was not Davis’ first offense and that over the years he “created multiple victims along the way” during his crimes.
Judge Hertzfeld sentenced Davis to time he already served for both counts.
No further dates were set.
