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Bridget Smith [former]
- July 22, 2024
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Following a report from the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) received by DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow, stabbing defendant Nahum Posner was found competent to stand trial at a hearing on July 19th.
Posner, 55, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing a woman while she was standing by the trunk of her car on Oct. 22, 2020, at the 3000 block of 30th Street, SE.
According to court documents, a witness heard the attack and helped fight Posner off with a hammer.
After his arrest the defense argued that Posner has schizophrenia and was off his medication at the time of the alleged incident. Posner is currently being held at St. Elizabeths psychiatric hospital.
Parties agreed to set a trial date of Oct. 30.