Kevin James Johnson, a 38-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the death of Antonio Pierre Woody. The incident occurred on October 6, 2024, in Northeast Washington, D.C.
The plea agreement was made under Rule 11(c)(1)(c), which sets an agreed prison sentence between 18 and 23 years. Judge Rainey R. Brandt accepted the plea on February 24, 2026. Sentencing is scheduled for June 12, 2026, at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
According to facts presented during the hearing, Johnson approached Woody—who was paraplegic and used a wheelchair—while he was with others on Lincoln Road NE. Within a minute of joining the group, Johnson assaulted Woody by knocking him out of his wheelchair and stabbing him multiple times as Woody tried to move away on the ground. The attack resulted in Woody’s death.
Johnson has been held in custody since his arrest on October 6, 2024.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro stated: “Johnson’s guilty plea was pursuant to Rule 11(c)(1)(c) which calls for an agreed upon prison sentence between 18 and 23 years.”
Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined in announcing the plea. The investigation was conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Marybeth Manfreda and Rashmika Nedungadi are prosecuting the case.
