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By
Raina Bonifacio
- January 31, 2025
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A stabbing defendant’s attorney requested DC Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean suppress statements made by the defendant to the police, during a hearing on Jan. 30.
Shawn Dyson, 44, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with a significant bodily injury for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on Aug. 29, 2023 at 1400 block of Park Road, NW. One individual sustained injuries during the incident.
Sharon Weathers, Dyson’s attorney, filed a motion to suppress statements Dyson made to an officer after the incident when he allegedly wasn’t Mirandized. According to the prosecution, Dyson made multiple statements to police, including “He [the victim] shouldn’t have been f*****g with me. He deserved it.”
Weathers argued those should be suppressed from the trial record, stating they were not made voluntarily and the officers failed to read Dyson his rights.
Judge McLean requested the parties provide written arguments by Feb. 10.
Parties are scheduled to come back on Feb. 24.