The suspect in the stabbing Saturday of a Senate staffer in broad daylight in Northeast Washington was released from prison a scant 24 hours earlier.
Authorities had sentenced the suspect, 42-year-old Glynn Neal, to 12 years and four months in prison in 2011 for “compelling two North Carolina women to engage in prostitution through the use of threats,” according to a Justice Department report. That report describes how Neal was convicted on charges of pandering, procuring, and compelling a person to live a life of prostitution against her will.
Neal was released from prison on Friday, WTTG-TV reported, after spending almost 12 years behind bars.
Shortly after his release, Neal stood accused of stabbing a man identified by WRC-TV as Phillip Todd, a staffer for Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. The stabbing took place near the 1300 block of H Street Northeast, about a seven- minute drive from Union Station and Capitol Hill.