Document: Police Arrest Suspect in Assault Case

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Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect for an assault that occurred on Aug. 7.

At approximately 5:45 a.m., the suspect approached the victim on the 1400 block of New York Avenue, NW and assaulted the victim with a cane.

The suspect fled the scene, and the victim was transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man and charged him with assault with a dangerous weapon.

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