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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- May 19, 2023
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On May 19, a plea agreement was reached between prosecutors and defense attorneys in a homicide case.
David Rhodes, 54, was charged with first-degree murder while armed and carrying a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of 47-year-old Georgette Banks that occurred on May 9, 2021 on the 2600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE. Banks was stabbed multiple times in the neck, chest and arms, and was alleged to be in a relationship with Rhodes.
Rhodes accepted a plea deal from prosecutors that reduces the charge of first-degree murder to second-degree and dismisses the carrying a dangerous weapon charge.
According to the attorneys, Rhodes faces 15 to 18 years in jail with five years of supervised release.
Parties are expected back in court for sentencing on Sept. 1.