DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson imposed a 21-year sentence for a fatal stabbing during a June 18 hearing.
Stephen Herring, 26, was sentenced on March 6 to 21 years for second-degree murder while armed. The charges stemmed from his involvement in the fatal stabbing of Marcus Thurman, 30, on Aug. 22, 2023 on the 100 block of M Street, NE.
Thurman was allegedly defending a woman and her baby from Herring, when he was stabbed and ultimately succumbed to his injuries on Sept. 4, 2023.
When Herring was originally sentenced, his attorney, Hannah Claudio, requested her client be held in the DC Jail post-sentence in order to complete his GED.
At the post-sentencing hearing, Herring confirmed that he did not complete his GED, and requested the imposition of his sentence.
Claudio also requested Herring serve his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Cumberland, Maryland, but the final determination must be made by the Bureau of Prisons (BoP). She also recommended Herring for a Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Judge Dayon agreed that Herring continue drug treatment upon release.
No further dates were set.
