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Sophia Negroponte was convicted again of second-degree murder in a retrial following an appeals court ruling; she faces up to 35 years in prison at sentencing in February 2026.
- In Montgomery County Circuit Court on Thursday, 32-year-old Sophia Negroponte was found guilty in a retrial for the 2020 stabbing death of her friend, 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen.
- Court documents state that during an alcoholic rage after a night of heavy drinking, Negroponte stabbed Rasmussen in the neck after a physical altercation.
- Negroponte, daughter of former director of national intelligence John Negroponte, faces up to 35 years in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on February 19th.
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Former US Intel Director’s Daughter Convicted of Murder in Fatal Stabbing Retrial
ROCKVILLE, Md.—The daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte was convicted Thursday for a second time in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument at a Maryland home, prosecutors announced. Sophia Negroponte, 32, of Washington, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2020 death of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. She faces up to 35 years in priso…
A woman from DC was convicted again of second-degree murder on Thursday in connection with the death stabbing of a 24-year-old man from Bethesda in 2020. On Thursday, at Montgomery County Circuit Court, Sophia Negroponte, 32, daughter of former national intelligence director John Negroponte, was convicted in a new trial. In January 2024, the Maryland appeals court overturned Negroponte’s conviction and ordered a new trial.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, USA (AP) — John Negroponte's daughter, former U.S. intelligence director and former diplomat, was convicted Thursday for the second time of a friend's lethal stabbing after a drunken argument in a Maryland home, prosecutors announced. Sophia Negroponte, who is 32 years old and resides in Washington, D.C., was convicted of murder in the second degree for the death of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen, in 2020, according to the Mon…
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, USA (AP) — John Negroponte's daughter, former U.S. intelligence director and former diplomat, was convicted Thursday for the second time of a friend's lethal stabbing after a drunken argument in a Maryland home, prosecutors announced. Sophia Negroponte, who is 32 years old and resides in Washington, D.C., was convicted of murder in the second degree for the death of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen, in 2020, according to the Mon…
Former US intel director's daughter convicted of murder in fatal stabbing retrial
Prosecutors in Maryland say the daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte has been convicted for a second time in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument. The Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office says Sophia Negroponte…
Former US intel director's daughter convicted of murder in fatal stabbing retrial
Prosecutors in Maryland say the daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte has been convicted for a second time in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument. The Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office says Sophia Negroponte…
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