A stabbing defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Jennifer Di Toro on Sept. 18.
Andre Thomas, 55, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in a stabbing that injured an individual on the 1800 block of 7th Street, NW, on July 29.
During the hearing, Lola Ziadie, Thomas’ attorney, alerted Judge Di Toro that Thomas planned to accept a plea deal, which required him to plead guilty to attempted assault with a dangerous weapon, in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment.
The statutory penalty for this charge is a maximum sentence of five years of prison time, $12,500 fine, and supervised release of three years.
The prosecutor stated that their evidence would’ve proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Thomas had a dispute with the victim, which led to a physical altercation, and ended with Thomas lunging towards the victim with a kitchen knife.
The parties are slated to reconvene for sentencing on Nov. 21.
