Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to Serve 8.5 Years

By Larissa Atkins [former] - October 18, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve eight-and-a-half years for stabbing a man at a metro stop.

Anthony Williams, 20, was fatally stabbed on Jan. 26, 2020, at the Union Station metro stop. Last June, 25-year-old Angel Moses pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection with his death.

Judge Yvonne Williams sentenced the defendant to ten years, 18 months of which were suspended, followed by five years of supervised probation.

Members of Williams’ family spoke during the Oct. 15 hearing. William’s cousin said the defendant has slandered the victim’s name and has no remorse for her actions. His sister said Moses will “always have a darkness in [her]”. 

Moses also made a brief statement, saying she feels grief and remorse for her actions.

The prosecution said that Moses attacked Williams because of a drug dispute but later refuted her statement. Moses later said she was threatened by the decedent because he was a “big man” and she is a woman.

Judge Williams said she understood why, as a woman living on the streets, Moses would carry a knife, but pointed out that she initially approached the victim.

As part of her probation, Moses is required to receive a mental health screening and maintain or seek employment. She must also partake in drug testing and receive drug and mental health treatment as deemed necessary by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.