Document: Arrest Made for April Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect for a fatal stabbing on the 1000 block of Southern Avenue, SE.

According to a press release, 58-year-old David Allen Hackney, a resident of Capital Heights, Md., is charged with first-degree murder while armed for stabbing 46 year-old Chester Belfield, a resident of Temple Hills, Md. on April 13.

Hackney is scheduled to appear in court on the afternoon of April 23.

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4 22 19 Arrest Made in a Homicide 1000 Block of Southern Avenue, Southeast (Text)

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