Phone Store Stabbing Defendant Takes Plea

By Joseph Wolf - November 6, 2024
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A stabbing defendant pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian, hours before her trial was supposed to start on Nov. 6.

Lakeesha Taylor, 51, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, simple assault –offenses committed during release, and threats of kidnapping or injuring a person– offenses committed during release, for her involvement in a stabbing incident committed on the 1000 block of H Street, NE. The incident took place on March 2 and left one individual injured.

According to court documents, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers were sent to a phone store after an employee pulled a panic alarm. Prior to the alarm, Taylor got angry with the victim because the victim did not wait her turn to get help from the employee. 

In a fit of rage, Taylor punched the victim in the face, produced a knife, and made poking and swinging motions with the knife in hand while screaming “I’m going to kill you,” and “I’m going to stab you.” According to the victim, the knife contacted her chest, however, her sweater was thick enough so that the knife did not penetrate the fabric.

During the hearing, Taylor’s attorney, Marnitta King, alerted Judge Christian that Taylor would be accepting a plea agreement extended by the prosecution.

The plea agreement required her to plead guilty to attempted assault with a deadly weapon, and in return, the prosecution would drop the remaining charges.

Parties are slated to convene for sentencing on Jan. 28, 2025.