DC Superior Court Andrea Hertzfeld accepted a stabbing defendant’s plea deal and imposed a suspended sentence on Nov. 4.
Miyanna Parker, 31, was originally charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her involvement in the stabbing of her partner on the 4500 block of 3rd Street, SE, on Oct. 9.
The assault allegedly occurred while Parker and the victim were at their apartment together. Parker allegedly became irate due to the victim’s being on their phone and attacked the victim. The encounter escalated as Parker allegedly grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed the victim right before they retreated to the bathroom. Both the victim and defendant sustained cuts.
Defense attorney David Akulian alerted the court of Parker’s intent to accept the prosecution’s plea deal, which required her to plead guilty to simple assault in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment.
Akulian clarified that by pleading guilty Parker was not declining the notion that her wound was indicative of self-defense.
The conditions of Parker’s sentence include 180 days in jail, suspended. She will be required to serve one year of probation. Parker will have to pay a $100 fee to the Victim of Violent Crime Fund. Judge Hertzfeld ordered that she engage in a domestic violence intervention program affiliated with her one year of probation.
The stay away order imposed on Parker was dropped. Parker’s partner wants Parker to be involved in their children’s lives and wants Parker to be physically present.
The parties are not slated to reconvene.
