Chauncy Myers, 31, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing two people, including a corrections officer at the D.C. Jail. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Myers entered his guilty plea on March 14, 2025, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He pleaded to one count of aggravated assault while armed and one count of attempted assault with a dangerous weapon. Judge Jennifer Di Toro handed down the sentence on September 2, 2025, which includes three years of supervised release following incarceration. Prosecutors had sought a thirteen-year term.
According to evidence presented by the government, on July 13, 2024, Myers stabbed a person in Triangle Park in Southeast Washington, D.C., inflicting severe organ damage before fleeing the scene. After his arrest and detention at the D.C. Jail, Myers stabbed a Department of Corrections officer with a shank on December 23, 2024, causing a puncture wound to the officer’s forearm during an attempt by the officer to enter Myers’ cell.
Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in announcing the sentence.
“In announcing the sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro and Chief Smith, “U.S. Attorney Pirro and Chief Smith commended the efforts of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also commended the work of Assistant United States Attorneys Jacob Green and Jasmine Dohemann, who prosecuted the case.”
