Stabbing Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

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A defendant accepted a plea offer extended by prosecutors before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Aug. 9.

Raymond Watson, 45, was originally charged with assault with intent to kill while armed for his involvement in a stabbing with a pocket knife on Feb. 16, on the 2000 block of Q Street, SE.

According to court documents, Watson told detectives that the victim threatened to stab everyone who was on the scene including him.

A witness to the incident and the significant other of the victim located and “positively identified” Watson, who they knew as “Ray,” for the police, who was then briefly detained, according to court documents.

Michael Bruckheim, Watson’s defense attorney, alerted the court of his intent to accept a deal, which required him to plead guilty to aggravated assault knowingly while armed, in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment.

Parties are slated to return on Oct. 25.