Non-Fatal Stabbing Case Postponed Pending Competency Finding in a Murder Case

By Lily Engel , Lourdes Camarillo - July 2, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro agreed on July 2 to reschedule a status hearing in a non-fatal stabbing case until the defendant’s competency is determined in a murder case.

Larry Odoms, 62, is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing two people in a group home where he was living on the 5000 block of H Street, SE on July 28, 2019. One victim suffered a stab wound to the chest, the other suffered a stab wound to the neck. Both victims survived. 

In a separate case, Odoms is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the fatal beating of 81-year-old Dennis Stroy. Odoms metal status is being evaluated in that incident which occurred on Feb. 21, 2022, at the Deanwood Rehabilitation & Wellness Center on the 5000 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE.

Prior to his arrest for the murder case in 2022, Odoms had been found “mentally incompetent to stand trial” in a stabbing case in September 2020.

Judge Di Toro postponed his hearing, stating she wants to determine the mental competency ruling in the murder case before continuing with the stabbing case.

Parties will reconvene July 15.