A stabbing defendant was sentenced to 54 months of imprisonment by DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe during a hearing on June 27.
Tanade Warsame, 33, was convicted of assault with significant bodily injury while armed and contempt for his involvement in the stabbing of an individual on May 4, 2024 on the 600 block of I Street NW.
According to court documents, the victim claimed that the altercation started over a dispute over a $10 hat which read “I ♥ MILFS” that the defendant sold to the victim.
During the hearing, there was some confusion over whether or not the defendant would be charged with robbery, but Judge Pipe ruled that the charge would be treated as a misdemeanor.
“He failed to truly accept responsibility with what happened,” the prosecution asserted. The prosecution requested 66 months for the assault with bodily injury while armed charge, and 180 days incarceration for the contempt charge.
Warsame’s defense attorney, Andrew Ain, asked for a sentence on the lower end of the guidelines as the defendant was homeless and needed the money claiming that, “He is trying to be a good person”. Ain also asked that Warsame be placed in a psychiatric after release treatment to ensure effective rehabilitation.
Judge Pipe ruled that Warsame would be sentenced to 48 months for assault with bodily injury while armed with fiveyears of supervised release, and six months for contempt with both charges consecutive.
No further hearings were scheduled.
