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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- June 5, 2017
Court
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Homicides
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Suspects
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The man who pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of Keon Parker last August was sentenced to 11 years in prison last week.
George Joyner pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal.
According to charging documents, Joyner and Parker were engaged in a physical altercation on August 8. Joyner told detectives that he and Parker knew each other, and the fight began when Parker “bumped him.” Joyner also told police Parker said he was going to rob him.
Police were able to find Joyner after following a trail of blood to a shelter near the intersection of 2nd and E Streets, NW. Joyner suffered a cut to his arm during the fight. Parker was killed after being stabbed in the stomach.