A Northeast D.C. man will spend 18 years in prison after admitting he fatally stabbed a wheelchair user who tried to crawl away during the attack. Kevin Johnson, 40, was sentenced Friday in D.C. Superior Court for killing 44-year-old Antonio Pierre Woody in October 2024.
Johnson also received five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. He pleaded guilty in February to second-degree murder while armed under an agreement calling for a sentence between 18 and 23 years.
How The Northeast D.C. Stabbing Unfolded
The fatal confrontation happened during the early morning hours of October 6, 2024, as Johnson and Woody socialized with a group outside a Northeast apartment building. According to Daily Voice, Johnson had been angry about an altercation the day before, made threats, lunged at Woody and stabbed him repeatedly.
Woody was using a wheelchair and attempted to escape by crawling backward after Johnson knocked him down. Prosecutors said Johnson caught up to him, struck and stabbed him again, then tossed Woody’s cellphone into a storm drain before walking toward a nearby Department of Human Services shelter.
The case first drew local attention when police arrested Johnson shortly after the killing. Hoodline’s earlier report said Metropolitan Police Department investigators identified Johnson and charged him with second-degree murder while armed after finding Woody fatally wounded.
Plea Deal Replaced More Serious Murder Charges
Johnson originally faced first-degree premeditated murder while armed, felony murder while armed and robbery while armed, according to DC Witness. The plea agreement required him to admit the second-degree murder charge, while prosecutors agreed to dismiss the greater and remaining charges.
The sentence brings the case to its latest legal conclusion nearly two years after Woody’s death. The Justice Department said MPD homicide detectives investigated the killing, and a security employee helped identify Johnson before officers arrested him.
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