IN THE COURTS | District Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Fatal Stabbing of Woman in Northeast Washington

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Friday, September 9, 2022

Killing Took Place During Altercation Over Death of Their Child

            WASHINGTON – Carl Jones, 45, of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend earlier this year in Northeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

            Jones pleaded guilty on Sept. 8, 2022, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to charges of voluntary manslaughter and carrying a dangerous weapon. The plea, which is contingent upon the Court’s approval, calls for an agreed-upon sentence of seven to nine years in prison. The Honorable Milton C. Lee, Jr. scheduled sentencing for Dec. 9, 2022.

            According to the government’s evidence, on April 27, 2022, at approximately 12:38 a.m., Jones went to the apartment of his girlfriend, Ladonia Boggs, in the 1500 block of Benning Road NE. Jones, who did not reside at the apartment, got into an altercation with Ms. Boggs over the death of their nearly two-month-old baby, which took place in May of 2021. During the altercation, he fatally stabbed Ms. Boggs with a knife. He then dragged her body to the front door of her apartment unit. Jones temporarily left the apartment at approximately 1:55 a.m. to throw a trash bag from the apartment into a nearby dumpster. Then, at approximately 2:52 a.m., he used Ms. Boggs’s cellphone to call 911, reporting that a male with a knife chased a woman into her house. Jones then left the apartment building before police officers arrived.

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            Ms. Boggs, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene. Jones was arrested on April 27, 2022. He has been detained ever since.

            At the time of her death, Ms. Boggs was awaiting court proceedings following her indictment on a charge of tampering with physical evidence in the baby’s death. She was accused of disposing of the baby’s body in a dumpster. Ms. Boggs had pleaded not guilty to the charge.

            In announcing the plea, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Contee commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also expressed appreciation for the efforts of those who handled the case at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Victim/Witness Advocate Jennifer Allen and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sitara Witanachchi, who investigated and prosecuted the case.