New details are emerging about a murder suspect’s violent past after he was accused of stabbing and killing a woman at a bus stop along Fairfax County’s Richmond Highway.
Abdul Jalloh, 32, is charged in the murder of 41-year-old Stephanie Minter dead. Her family posted an obituary describing her as “a beam of light in dark places.”
Jalloh is already well-known to police and prosecutors. Court records show the unhoused man had a reputation for violence: An alleged rape in 2018 and then a series of four alleged stabbings. And more recently, before Monday’s alleged murder, two alleged assaults.
But only once was Jalloh convicted and sent to prison. In Feb. 2023, he stabbed a 73-year-old man so forcefully, the blade broke off the knife. He pleaded guilty to malicious wounding and was sentenced to serve two years with five years of time suspended.
Police say the stabbing that killed Minter is the fifth stabbing tied to Jalloh.
Virginia’s former Attorney general on social media blasted what he called “catch and release policies.”
But a Spokeswoman for the commonwealth’s attorneys office says many of the cases were
difficult to prosecute writing, in part, “Unfortunately, the defendant in this case also had a history of selecting victims with no fixed address. […] In multiple cases, we were unable to move forward with prosecution because victims could not be located or contacted, despite considerable effort from our police department to bring them to court.”
But records show police had identified locations or contact information for some victims.
Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis wrote in a statement: “We respect the criminal justice system and the distinct roles and responsibilities of each entity within it. In previous cases involving this defendant, our officers and detectives conducted thorough investigations, made lawful arrests, and presented evidence for prosecution. The court outcomes are in no way related to any shortcomings associated with the FCPD. This defendant must be held accountable for his actions. We remain committed to our role to ensure that happens.”
The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office defended their actions and told News4 besides issuing
subpoenas, they have no ability or authority to physically find or bring people to court.
The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office says when Jalloh was arrested in 2025, their office asked that his probation be revoked. But at a November hearing, she says the judge did not impose the rest of the sentence and even ended probation.
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