A defendant accused of stabbing someone in the back at a restaurant rejected a plea deal from the prosecution before DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro on March 23.
Shelton Elder, 37, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a stabbing that left a victim hospitalized on Dec. 17, 2025, on the 1000 block of Vermont Avenue, NW.
According to court documents, Elder and the victim reportedly fought after Edler allegedly took a table from a group of girls at a restaurant and the victim told him to move. Elder allegedly pulled out a knife and later stabbed the victim in the back. The victim was hospitalized with a compromised lung…