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Local Man Sentenced for Manslaughter
A Washington DC court has handed down a 66-month prison term to Milkiyas Bayisa, 27, of Silver Spring, Md., for his role in the 2015 killing of Kassahun Edo, 35, of Texas.
Bayisa was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in May 2018, following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was sentenced by the Honorable Judith Bartnoff.
According to the government’s evidence, in the early morning hours of August 22, 2015, Bayisa and Edo were at the same establishment, the Peace Lounge, in the 2600 block of Georgia Avenue NW. Bayisa frequented the lounge; Edo was visiting the area to attend a wedding. As the lounge was closing and patrons were spilling out, Bayisa was acting aggressively towards a group of young women. Edo approached him, and without warning or provocation, Bayisa viciously punched Edo once in the left jaw/head area.
Edo’s body immediately crumpled, and he fell backwards onto the pavement. He never regained consciousness and died the next day. Bayisa was arrested on August 27, 2015.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu commended the work of the Metropolitan Police Department and those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Paralegal Specialists Kelly Blakeney, Deborah Joyner, Lashone Samuels, and Ethel Noble; Victim/Witness Advocate Jennifer Clark; Victim/Witness Service Coordinators La June Thames and Katina Adams-Washington; Investigative Analyst Zachary McMenamin and Litigation Technology Specialists Anisha Bhatia, Leif Hickling, and Kimberly Smith.
Liu also expressed appreciation for the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Silvia Gonzalez Roman, who investigated and indicted the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nebiyu Feleke and Charles Willoughby, Jr., who prosecuted the case at trial.
Following his prison term, Bayisa will be placed on five years of supervised release. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of community accountability and the consequences of violent actions.
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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