A defendant who stabbed a fellow inmate was sentenced to 72 months of imprisonment by DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on July 10.
Michael Sanders, 31, pleaded guilty on Feb. 19 to assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in a non-fatal stabbing that injured one person, a fellow inmate at the DC Jail on April 1, 2025, on the 1900 block of D Street, SE. The victim sustained 18 stab wounds.
Sanders reportedly told his pre-sentencing report writer that he “was an angry person,” said the judge at sentencing. According to Judge Ryan, Sanders’ story is a “sad sort of commentary,” including previous incarcerations and periodic violent crimes. Sanders is currently awaiting trial for his alleged involvement in a murder and has been held at the DC Jail since 2024…