Judge sentences stabbing defendant to 24 months

Author: Belinda Miguel, Thomas Hinton – June 26, 2024
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On June 25, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Erik Christian sentenced the stabbing defendant to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised probation.

James Crider, 45, has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing that occurred Feb. 1 at the intersection of G Street NW and 9th Street NW. One person was injured as a result of this incident.

He pleaded guilty in April.

During Tuesday’s sentencing, Colin Dunham, Crider’s defense attorney, argued for a lenient sentence given that Crider had mental problems and was homeless at the time.

According to court documents, officers responded to a call of a victim with stab wounds. Officers contacted the defendant, who stated that he had been involved in a fistfight with the victim. The defendant was contacted again later that day after the victim contacted Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers. Crider allegedly admitted to stabbing the victim, stating, “I beat that mother up.”

Crider was arrested after officers found a knife containing dried blood residue in his left front pocket and blood stains on his shirt.

The victim has five stab wounds but is in stable condition.

The prosecutor’s office said the victim was also homeless. They initially asked for 32 months, arguing that the victim now faces a “whole new world of challenges.”

Judge Christain said he hoped Crider would “return in better circumstances.”

No further dates have been set.

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