Daughter Of Ex-Intelligence Official Sentenced to 35 Years For Murder Of Longtime Friend

Daughter Of Ex-Intelligence Official Sentenced to 35 Years For Murder Of Longtime Friend.

In January, 29-year-old Sophia Negroponte was found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen, of Bethesda.

Prosecutors said Negroponte — the daughter of John Negroponte, the first director of national intelligence and a former United Nations ambassador during the George W. Bush administration — stabbed Rasmussen to death during an alcoholic rage after a night of heavy drinking.

Sentencing guidelines called for a sentence of between 15 and 25 years, but Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Terrence McGann sentenced Negroponte to 35 years, calling her a “struggling, anger-filled alcoholic” who lacked empathy after the killing.

The judge, who also said he found Negroponte dishonest in her testimony during her trial late last year, also cited the need for community protection, deterrence and rehabilitation in handing down the sentence.

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