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By
Sophia Gyuk
- February 5, 2025
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DC Superior Court Judge Heide Herrmann dismissed a stabbing defendant’s case following a ruling there was insufficient evidence in a Feb. 5 hearing.
Crevante Holt, 54, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on Sept. 20, 2024, on the 1400 block of Fairmont Street, NW. Holt sustained injuries during the incident.
According to court documents, the incident stemmed from the victim, who shared a child with Holt’s daughter, refusing to return the child to the family as ordered by the court. The incident escalated, and Holt sustained an injury to his arm.
A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer, testified it was difficult to determine what had occurred when police arrived on scene. The officer described Holt as distraught and bleeding from a stab wound in his upper arm. Holt was running and claimed someone had stabbed him, according to the officer.
According to the prosecution, the victim claimed Holt was attempting to stab him and injured himself accidentally in the process. They insisted Holt was trying to “flip the narrative,” arguing that Holt was the primary aggressor.
The officer acknowledged the two different stories and said she didn’t know what had really happened before she arrived on scene. Later, the officer said Holt told police he had been stabbed.
When Holt’s attorney, Lisbeth Sapirstein, asked the officer how she determined Holt was the aggressor when he was the one wounded, she corrected part of her testimony saying it was “a mistake”
Judge Herrmann determined the evidence was weak but left the door open for further action.
“I’m not convinced she [the witness] made a mistake,” said the Judge, who dismissed the case without prejudice – allowing the prosecution to refile the charges Holt if they get enough evidence.
There are no further dates scheduled for this case.