Maurice Felder, a 54-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for stabbing a tourist in November 2024. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Felder was convicted by a Superior Court jury on October 15, 2025, on charges including assault with significant bodily injury while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a prohibited weapon. Judge Todd Edelman handed down the sentence on January 6, 2026. In addition to the prison term, Felder will serve five years of supervised release.
According to evidence presented by the government, the incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. on November 10, 2024. The victim and his friends were walking near the intersection of 7th Street N.W. and T Street N.W. while visiting Washington from Pennsylvania for the weekend. Felder followed them down the sidewalk and began arguing with the group. When the victim intervened and asked Felder to leave, Felder responded by asking, “do you want to die,” before pulling out a knife and stabbing the victim in the chest. The stab wound was two centimeters from the victim’s heart and required urgent medical attention.
Felder was arrested within a block of the incident location later that same day and has remained in custody since his arrest.
Interim Chief Jeffrey Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in announcing the sentence. They both commended members of the Metropolitan Police Department who investigated the case and acknowledged Assistant U.S. Attorneys Valerie Tsesarenko and Randle Wilson for prosecuting it.
