Document: Arrest Made in Homicide

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives have made an arrest in relation to an Oct. 25 homicide.

At approximately 10:28 p.m. officers responded to the 1600 block of 18th Street, SE, due to a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located  26-year-old Aaron Langford with stab wounds and transported him to a local hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries, according to the press release.

That same day, officers arrested 30-year-old Charles Haythe and charged him with second-degree murder while armed, according to the press release. Later investigation showed the homicide was domestic in nature.