A stabbing defendant rejected a plea offer and parties selected a jury before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on April 1.
Stephanie Fawbush, 51, is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to kidnap or injure a person. All charges originally faced an aggravating circumstance of the victim being a Metro Transit officer and a station manager. The charges stem from her alleged involvement in a stabbing that occurred on the 900 block of 17th Street, NW on Aug. 14, 2023.
According to court documents, Fawbush reportedly approached the female victim, arguing with her unprovoked. A fight broke out, Fawbush then pulled a pair of scissors out of her bag and allegedly tried to stab the female victim. The male victim intervened and Fawbush allegedly stabbed him in the arm…