A stabbing defendant claimed her lawyer has not come to visit her at the DC Jail and lashed out at him before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on April 15.
Whitney Taylor, 30, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing that occurred on the 6700 block of Georgia Avenue NW on Dec. 16, 2025. The victim sustained two wounds to his left arm and one to his left chest from a pocket knife.
According to court documents, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded to reports of a stabbing at a Motel 6 and found evidence of an assault with a knife. The victim said that Taylor was a friend and had become upset that he was not answering her calls. He claimed that the front desk gave Taylor a key to his room and when she entered an argument ensued, resulting in Taylor allegedly stabbing the victim.
In court, Taylor’s attorney, Peter Cooper said they are requesting that the evidence “gets moving,” because Taylor has another unrelated court matter. Judge Hertzfeld agreed, stating that the prosecution was taking too long to hand evidence over, and requested that the prosecution do so by the end of the work day.
Then, Taylor stood up and began to shout “That’s not my lawyer!”
Judge Hertzfeld asked Taylor to explain the problem, and Taylor claimed that Cooper has not visited her during confinement. A US Marshall intervened and told Taylor to sit down.
Judge Hertzfeld stated that Cooper had not visited because he had no evidence to share. Taylor continued to shout over Judge Hertzfeld, demanding a new lawyer and saying that Cooper should have visited her.
After attempting to calm the situation down, Judge Hertzfeld requested the US Marshall remove Taylor from the courtroom.
Parties will reconvene on April 29.
