A stabbing defendant accepted a plea offer extended by the prosecution during a trial readiness hearing in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Nov. 1.
Harry Jhin, 38, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, and carrying a dangerous weapon outside his home or business. The charges stemmed from his involvement in a non-fatal stabbing on the 1500 block of 17th Street, NW, on Dec. 23, 2021.
Jhin was able to appear in court with the help of a walker. D.C. Witness reported on July 18 that Jhin missed a court hearing and his attorney, Darryl Daniels, attributed his absence to pain from gunshot wounds.
The prosecution described the series of events on the day of the incident. They said Jhin was carrying a knife and assaulted the victim during a verbal altercation, swinging the knife at the victim’s throat and cutting him. Jhin accepted the facts of the incident as true.
Daniels listed the terms of the plea agreement. In return for Jhin’s pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon, the prosecution was dropping the charge of assault with significant bodily injury.
Judge Salerno accepted Jhin’s guilty plea.
Parties are set to reconvene on Jan. 10.
