DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz issued a suspended sentence with six months jail time for a stabbing defendant on March 27.
Sequon Price, 30, pleaded guilty on Nov. 14, 2025 to assault with a dangerous weapon and attempted possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance for his involvement in a non-fatal stabbing that wounded one individual at the intersection of Wheeler Road and Alabama Avenue, SE, on July 25, 2025.
During the hearing, the court heard from the victim’s niece. She said her uncle “has not been the same” since the day of the attack, expressing the constant headaches, blurred vision, and severe dizziness from which he suffers. She added that all these things prevent him from walking or standing for long periods of time, resulting in her uncle’s needing to be placed under 24-hour medical care.
“This has been a heavy load on our family,” the niece said. “No one should have to go through this.” She insisted that Price was a danger to the community.
Prosecutors presented video footage from the incident. The video showed the victim grabbing and pulling a young girl on the bus while her friends were trying to pull her back. Price saw this and approached the victim, which led to Price stabbing the victim. According to court documents, the victim suffered four stab wounds to the right side of his face.
The prosecution argued that Price’s actions went too far and were unnecessary. They acknowledged the victim acted aggressively toward the girl on the bus, but they mentioned there were other ways for Price to stop the incident, instead of stabbing the victim. The prosecutor also argued that Price was a danger to the community due to his known possession of weapons.
Madalyn Harvey, Price’s attorney, argued that Price’s actions were not random. He was trying to intervene and stop the victim from hurting the girl. Harvey stated that Price was triggered by past trauma and acted impulsively as he saw the girl get assaulted by the victim. She said Price did not intend to kill and described the defendant as someone who generally shows kindness to others. Harvey stated that the reason why Price pleaded guilty was because he knew he did something wrong.
Price apologized to the victim and his family for what he did stating he is remorseful. “I made a mistake and learned from it,” he said. He didn’t like how the incident played out and that if he had the chance to intervene in a different way, he would have. He mentioned that he did tell the victim to stop and acted after the girls screamed for help.
Judge Kravitz stated that the incident was a “scary act of violence.” He asked why Price had drugs on him on the day of the incident, which Price said he was going to sell . Judge Kravtiz mentioned that the level of force Price used was excessive. However, he did highlight Price’s limited criminal history and his trauma that triggered him which led up to the stabbing.
Judge Kravitz imposed a 24 month sentence for assault with a dangerous weapon, with all but six months suspended. He also imposed a six month sentence for attempted possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, with all of it suspended. Price is expected to be imprisoned for six months.
Judge Kravitz also imposed special conditions, such as mental health treatments, drug treatment, and participation in job training and schooling. Prosecution asked for a stay-away order to protect the victim, in which Judge Kravitz granted it.
“Thank you and God bless you,” said Price to Judge Kravitz, after the sentence was imposed.
No further dates were set.
