A man who stabbed an employee of a Pacific Beach hookah lounge has pleaded guilty and will likely be sentenced to four years in prison, according to court records.
On only his second court appearance, Simone Myjel Carter, 26, pleaded guilty Sept. 20 to assault with a deadly weapon in the Sept. 6 incident.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Kathleen Lewis set sentencing for Oct. 23. Carter remains in the George Bailey Detention Facility without bail.
Court records say Carter has agreed to accept a four-year prison term and the other charges were dismissed. The maximum sentence is eight years.
The incident took place at the Pharaoh Hookah Lounge at 976 Garnet Avenue at 11:40 a.m. when a 21-year-old employee attempted to eject Carter for causing problems.
Carter pulled a knife and stabbed the employee twice. The worker was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries and Carter fled.
“I unlawfully assaulted another person with a knife and personally inflicted great bodily injury,” wrote Carter in his plea form.
Carter is alleged to have assaulted a 24-year-old woman with a wine bottle and assaulted another man with a knife. He was also alleged to have committed vandalism over $400. These charges have now been dismissed.
Carter has previously been convicted of robbery. A restraining order has been filed that forbids Carter from contacting the victims.