A homicide defendant accepted a plea deal on Dec. 12 before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan.
Frank Rooks, 56, also known as Frank Flythe, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed for his involvement in the fatal stabbing of 31-year-old Vance Contee on Nov. 16, 2024 on the 4000 block of Kansas Avenue, NW.
In what was supposed to be a preliminary hearing, Rooks accepted a deal extended by prosecutors, which required him to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment…