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Fundraiser this Wed. for Trusty’s Bartender Stabbed 6 Times Trying to Stop a Purse Snatching

1420 Pennsylvania Ave, SE

First of all we’d like to thank everyone for their support in the past few days. Now we are asking for your help. For those of you who don’t know let’s catch you up to speed. On the morning of May 1st Boone, one of our bartenders, was walking a young lady home when a mugger snatched her purse. Boone took the purse back and wound up in a fight with the mugger. Seconds later Boone realized that he had been stabbed multiple times. After being airlifted to Med Star and undergoing a few surgeries he is miraculously walking around. However he’ll be out of work for awhile and is going to need our support. Therefore we’re [Trusty's - 1420 Pennsylvania Ave SE] putting on fundraiser Wednesday the 16th to help him. We’ll be doing raffles throughout the night plus passing around the hat a few times. For those who can’t attend you can still help by donating directly to his paypal account to mike.boone@yahoo.com. We just ask that you send it as a gift.

The Post reported:

“Police arrested James Moyler, 43, of no fixed address, minutes later, charging him with assault and robbery. They said he robbed the woman, then stabbed the man when he tried to intervene.”

Category: Bars, Capitol Hill, Crime, Fundraiser, Hill East

By: Prince Of Petworth | 14 May 2012 11:30 AM | 11 Comments

BB

Wow! Good luck to Boone for a speedy recovery. I work as a bar back and am working Wednesday, but I think I’ll share a portion of my tips that night. What a shitty thing to happen to someone trying to do that right thing.

It makes me nervous to think about intervening in this kind of situation. At best people are unpredictable, and at worst they’re crazy.

May 14, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Anon

Best wishes for a speedy recovery for Boone. What a horrendous experience to endure.

May 14, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Tobin

Wow, you stab someone 6 times and all you get charged with is assault? I’m obviously no legal expert but at what point does this become attempted murder? We need to get tougher on crime in this city if anything is going to change.

May 14, 2012 at 1:01 pm
- jcm
  
  I did a court search here.
  
  https://www.dccourts.gov/cco/maincase.jsf
  
  It looks like he was actually charged with Assault with Intent to Kill While Armed and is being held without bond. That’s actually a serious charge, if I’m reading this chart right.
  
  http://sentencing.dc.gov/acs/lib/acs/pdf/Appendix.pdf
  
  I’m not a lawyer, though, so take my thoughts with a grain of salt.
  
  May 14, 2012 at 1:44 pm
- jim_ed
  
  Seriously. Perhaps someone from the PoPville legal community can chime in, but I feel like this is going to land the guy a whopping 3-5 years in the pokey at most. How would attempted murder not stand here?
  
  Until dudes like this start getting 25+ years, our city will never be as safe as it should be.
  
  May 14, 2012 at 1:45 pm
  - Anonymous
    
    He was charged with assault with intent to kill (i.e. attempted murder), which by itself carries a minimum 2, maximum 15 year term. However, he was armed, so his maximum is 30 years, assuming he has no record of violent crime. Assuming he has such a record, there is a 5 year, rather than a 2 year mandatory minimum. So his sentencing range is, most likely 5-30 years. What the sentencing structure calls for in his case, is a different question.
    
    May 14, 2012 at 5:08 pm
    - jim_ed
      
      Thanks for the clarification. Looking at his court record, he’s been charged with 10+ felonies in the past. Is there any kind of habitual defender law that can escalate this even further than the 5 years?
      
      May 14, 2012 at 5:22 pm
- jcm
  
  I guess my comment got eaten, but according to my amateur sleuthing on the DC courts site, he was actually charged with Assault with Intent to Kill While Armed, and held without bail.
  
  That’s actually a really serious charge.
  
  May 14, 2012 at 1:57 pm
  - Tobin
    
    Glad to hear they’re actually charging him with that. Hope he gets what he deserves. And hope the good Samaritan has a speedy recovery.
    
    May 14, 2012 at 5:06 pm
wmd

prayers with ya boone

May 14, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Anonymous

Best to you Booner. You’re my favorite tender of the bar.

May 14, 2012 at 9:59 pm