The Metropolitan Police Department apprehended June 6 one of the suspects connected to a murder after more than a month-long search.
Police arrested and charged 18-year-old Jada Jena Smith with first-degree felony murder in connection to the stabbing of 40-year-old Jamal Ferrell on the 700 block of 14th Street, SE on April 28. Smith is also charged with armed robbery.
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 18-year-old Xavier Dontrell Culbreth. He is wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant for first-degree murder while armed.
Culbreth is described as being a black male who is 5’7″ tall, 145 pounds, has brown eyes, dreadlocks and a dark complexion.
A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information should call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may also be submitted to the department’s Test Tip Line — 50411.
