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D.C. Man Sentenced to Two Years for Strangling Pregnant Girlfriend

Davon Willis, 28, was sentenced in D.C. Superior Court after being found guilty of attempted strangulation and simple assault.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 4, 2026, 6:12 p.m. ET
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WASHINGTON – Davon Willis, 28, of Washington, D.C., was to two years in prison on September 4, 2026, in D.C. Superior Court for charges related to strangling his pregnant girlfriend in August 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The sentence was announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Willis was found guilty of one count of attempted strangulation and one count of simple assault on June 23, 2026. The Honorable Carmen McLean ordered the prison term to be followed by three years of supervised release. According to the government's evidence, on August 4, 2025, Willis and his pregnant girlfriend were having a verbal argument when he put his hands around her neck after pushing her onto the bed, in front of his own mother, who called the police. The government said this was not an isolated incident, as Willis had strangled the victim a few months prior, which went unreported until later. Willis was arrested on August 5, 2025, and has been in custody since. Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined the announcement. U.S. Attorney Pirro and Interim Chief Carroll commended the work of investigators and acknowledged Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Fultz, who prosecuted the case.

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