A stabbing defendant pleaded guilty to his involvement in a verbal altercation that resulted in a man being physically beaten and stabbed twice before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on Oct. 22.
Cornell Shumate, 42, was originally charged with assault with significant bodily injury for his involvement in the non-fatal stabbing of one individual on the 3900 block of Minnesota Ave, NE on May 30. The incident left one victim with trauma to the head and two stab wounds in the back.
During the hearing, Shumate and his attorney Matthew Davies signed a disposition of his case, which required him to plead guilty to the assault with significant bodily injury charge in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment.
Davies recommended that Shumate be transferred to the Central Treatment Facility in the DC Jail pending sentencing for mental health treatment, however the court ruled it was up to the Department of Corrections to transfer the defendant.
Parties are slated to reconvene for sentencing on Dec. 19.
