Prosecutor withdraws plea offer in stabbing case

By Cameron Horne
– October 8, 2024
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In a preliminary hearing before D.C. Superior Court Judge Renee Raymond, prosecutors revoked their plea offer to Daquan Session when his defense attorney, Bryan Bookhard, refused to set or extend a deadline for filing charges.

Session, 30, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in an April 29 stabbing in the 600 block of M St, NW.

Bookhard argued for Session’s release and for the victim’s stay-at-home order to be lifted. Bookhard pointed to Sessions’ limited criminal record and the months before his October arrest in which Session and the victim interacted easily.

The prosecution rejected the request on the grounds that the victim had reported violence from Session before the stabbing.

“If he is released, this victim would not be safe,” the prosecutor said.

Judge Raymond denied bail, citing an order to stay away from court.

When Bookhard requested a status hearing in two weeks, prosecutors asked if he would “tally,” meaning give prosecutors more time to charge Session. Bookhard answered no, even though prosecutors intended to withdraw the pending plea offer.

The offer would have required Session to plead guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in exchange for prosecutors dismissing all other charges, filing no further charges and capping the sentence at the bottom third of the guidelines.

The parties are expected to meet again on October 21st.