Joe Nickles and Kevin Solomon weren?t about to let the attacker get away.
After a man robbed and stabbed a woman with steak knives in broad daylight in Charles Village, Nickles tackled the perpetrator and, with Solomon, held the man on the ground until police arrived.
George Dyson, 48, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court to the brutal stabbing of a 57-year-old woman on East 26th Street last May.
Judge Robert Kershaw sentenced Dyson to 18 years in prison for first-degree attempted murder.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.
The victim, Karen Harris, suffered a collapsed lung during the 4:30 p.m. attack on May 27, prosecutors said.
Police found her “laying unresponsive on the ground, bloodied and suffering from multiple stab wounds,” according to charging documents.
She had $24.66 in her wallet, which Dyson stole.
The guilty plea marks the third time Dyson has been convicted of robbing someone with a deadly weapon.
