Defendant Pleads Guilty in Two Felony Cases

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 16, 2021
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A defendant resolved two felony cases, one of which is a domestic violence matter, with a plea deal. 

According to the factual proffer for his earlier case, the 28-year-old defendant stabbed the victim twice with a knife on July 18, 2019, on the 1300 block of Wisconsin Ave, NW. According to the proffer for the domestic violence case, the defendant assaulted another victim and tried to steal their vehicle on May 8, 2020, on the 3400 block of East Capitol Street, NE. 

In the 2019 case, the defendant was initially charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. He was later indicted on charges of assault with the intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, and threat to kidnap or injury a person. 

Peters pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in exchange for the prosecution dropping the other four charges.

In the 2020 case, Peters was initially charged with kidnapping. He ultimately pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree theft. 

As part of the plea deal, the prosecution agreed to waive sentencing enhancement papers and not argue for a sentence that exceeds the mid-range of DC sentencing guidelines.

During the Feb. 12 hearing, Judge Neal Kravitz scheduled Peters to be sentenced on May 11. In the meantime, he will remain held at DC Jail. 

This article was written by Vanessa Sousa.