<br/><small><a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=800+H+Street+NE,+washington,+dc&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.507908,60.205078&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=800+H+St+NE,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20002&t=m&ll=38.900318,-76.994762&spn=0.013359,0.01708&z=14&iwloc=A” style=”color:#0000FF;text-align:left”>View Larger Map</a></small></div> <p>A D.C. man was convicted of stabbing and beating an unarmed security officer at a pharmacy in Northeast Washington.</p> <p>DeVino Harding, 52, was convicted in the D.C. Superior Court of charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury, possession of a prohibited weapon, threats, and destruction of property. A sentencing date has not yet been set.</p> <p>Harding attacked the security officer in December after the officer asked a couple of young men to remove the ski masks they were wearing inside the Rite-Aid store in the 800 block of H Street NE.</p> <p>Harding accused the officer of harassing the young men, and was asked to leave. Harding swung a stick at the security guard, but missed and shattered the glass front door. He then pulled out a knife and stabbed the security guard in the stomach.</p> <p>As the guard tried to flee, Harding stabbed him in the leg. He then tackled the man and stabbed him twice in the back.</p> <p>Witnesses pointed police to a nearby house where Harding was found with a knife.</p>
