DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced a defendant to 25 years in prison on Sept. 11 for a homicide that stemmed from decades of domestic violence.
Michael Garrett, 71, pleaded guilty on March 19 to second-degree murder while armed for his involvement in the death of 71-year-old Sylvia Diane Matthews at her home, on the unit block of Elmira Street, SW on Dec. 3, 2021. Matthews succumbed to her injuries on Dec. 4, 2021.
According to court records, Garrett assaulted Matthews with a cane…