WASHINGTON– Brian Wesley, 47, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to nine years in prison for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house in Southeast Washington and stabbing her more than 50 times while under the impact of PCP.
The statement was made by U.S. Lawyer Matthew M. Graves, and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Cops Department (MPD).
Wesley pleaded guilty in July 2022, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to one charge of attack with intent to eliminate. He was sentenced by the Honorable Milton C. Lee Jr.
According to the federal government’s proof, Wesley’s ex-girlfriend kicked him out of her house about a week prior to the stabbing. Throughout that week, Wesley raided her house and threatened her through text.
On Might 6, 2022, at roughly 2 p.m., Wesley pressed his method into the victim’s house and right away started stabbing her up until she was ultimately limp and quiet on the ground. After he stopped his attack, Wesley strolled to the window of a bed room and leapt from the third-story house, breaking his hip and sustaining other head and physical injuries. Next-door neighbors called 911. Responding officers and emergency situation medical workers situated the victim limp and bleeding on the stairwell and Wesley unconscious on the pathway outside with the bloody knife close by. The victim was taken to the health center where she got numerous surgical treatments and needed medical treatments.
Wesley was apprehended at the scene. He has actually been apprehended since.
Following his prison sentence, Wesley will be put on a duration of monitored release for 3 years with conditions consisting of drug abuse treatment, psychological health treatment, and an order to keep away and not get in touch with the victim.
In revealing the sentence, U.S. Lawyer Graves, and Chief Contee applauded the work of those who examined the case from the Metropolitan Cops Department. They likewise revealed gratitude for the work of those who managed the case at the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace, consisting of Victim/Witness Supporter Lu Lan and Paralegal Professional Brenda Williams.
Lastly, they applauded the efforts of Assistant U.S. Lawyer Zach Horton, who examined and prosecuted the case.