Defendant Accepts Plea Offer in Murder Case

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During a status hearing on March 24, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted a defendant’s plea in a murder case.

Michael Dolson, 37, is charged with first-degree murder premeditated while armed for stabbing Kenneth Thomas, 42, on March 14, 2022, on the 1900 block of 9th Street, NW. 

According to court documents, Dolson stabbed Thomas at a bar after Thomas repeatedly attempted to give Dolson and his partner fist bumps and would not leave them alone.

Dolson accepted a plea offer for voluntary manslaughter.

The parties are scheduled to return June 2 for a sentencing hearing.