Document: Suspects Arrested for Armed Kidnapping and Robbery

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 8, 2020
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested two suspects in connection with an armed kidnapping and robbery offense that happened on Oct. 7.

One of the suspects was 27 year-old Bernard Coleman III, who was wanted for allegedly escaping St. Elizabeths Hospital on Oct. 4 while awaiting sentencing for first-degree murder.

At around 4:12 a.m., suspects approached the victim inside a residence on the 400 block of Chapin Street, SE. The suspects assaulted the victim. During the assault, the suspects were armed with a taser and a knife. The suspects then restrained the victim and forced them into the basement of a residence. The suspects took property and a vehicle from the victim. One of the suspects then fled the scene.

The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

A 22 year-old resident of Southeast, DC was apprehended by responding officers. He was arrested for armed kidnapping, armed robbery, and assault with a dangerous weapon.

As a result of the investigation, Coleman was arrested for armed kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, first-degree theft and second-degree theft.

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