D.C. U.S. Attorney: District Man Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder for Stabbing of a Man in Northwest
March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release:
Joseph Melton, 55, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty on March 25, 2024, to second degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon (knife) for stabbing a man, on January 14, 2020, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Superior Court Judge Michael O'Keefe scheduled a sentencin . . .
Joseph Melton, 55, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty on March 25, 2024, to second degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon (knife) for stabbing a man, on January 14, 2020, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Superior Court Judge Michael O'Keefe scheduled a sentencin . . .