The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance locating suspects in connection with armed carjacking offenses.
At around 5:54 p.m. on Sept. 26, on the 1000 block of 4th St, SE, the suspects approached the victim while he was in his vehicle and brandished a gun. The victim exited his vehicle, but the attempt to steal the vehicle was unsuccessful. The suspects fled the scene on foot.
At around 3:37 p.m. on the same day, in the 1100 block of 15th St, SE, suspects entered a vehicle while the victim was in it and showed a gun. They demanded the victim’s property. She complied, giving them her wallet. She also exited the vehicle. The suspects took the victim’s vehicle and fled the scene.
The vehicle was later recovered.
The suspects were captured by a nearby surveillance camera.
On Sept. 30, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect for sex trafficking of children.
Between June 30 and Aug. 26, a suspect knowingly recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, and maintained a relationship with a juvenile victim for commercial sex acts.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) have made an arrest for an assault that occurred on the 2000 block of Savannah Street, SE on Sept. 30.
At around 12:35 p.m., the suspect approached a female inside of a building and assaulted her with the intent to commit a sexual act. The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended by officers.
Police arrested the 42-year-old, who is from Southeast, DC, and charged him with assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary that happened on Sept. 29.
At around 11:37 p.m., a suspect forced his way into a construction site on the Unit block of Q Street, SW. The suspect took property and fled the scene before being apprehended by police.
On Sept. 30, a 23 year-old resident of Southeast, DC was arrested for second-degree burglary.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) made approximately 33robbery arrests that resulted in charges being filed between June 1 and Sept. 15, according to D.C. Witness data.
About 31 percent of the 32 arrests were for robberies that allegedly happened in Ward 5. The ward calculated more robberies than any of the other eight wards.
Ward 3 was the only ward with no robbery cases from the time period.
One robbery case involved only an attempted robbery charge. The defendant, 25-year-old Daquan Kelly, is accused of trying to take money from a victim on July 9 on the 900 block of Bladensburg Road, NE.
Fourteen of the cases (about 44 percent) involved an armed robbery charge. That includes one in which the defendant, 18 year-old Malik Beverly, was charged with both robbery and armed robbery.
About 44% of papered robbery arrests between June 1 and Sept. 15 involved an armed robbery charge.
Weapons allegedly used in the armed robbery cases include: three knives, seven guns, one BB gun, and two guns or imitation thereof.
D.C. Witness does not know the weapon type for one of the armed robbery cases. It is the only domestic violence case that resulted from the arrests.
The defendant in that case was charged with armed robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon on Aug. 31. During his initial hearing, DC Superior Court Judge James Cromwell chose to detain the defendant at DC Jail, where he currently remains.
Most of the cases are, like this one, currently indisposed. However, one defendant has pleaded guilty.
On June 8, Rayshawn Tillery was charged with armed robbery and assault with significant bodily injury for taking a victim’s property and using a knife on him two days prior at the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station in Northwest, DC.
On Aug. 27, Tillery pleaded guilty to the robbery charge. As part of a plea deal with the prosecution, his assault charge was dropped.
Tillery, 26, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 13.
Another case has also concluded because of a lack of evidence.
On Sept. 9, Judge Judith Pipe ruled that Dionte Monk’s case did not have enough evidence to go to trial.
Monk was charged with robbery on June 4 for allegedly taking property from a victim’s immediate possession that day on the 1900 block of 8th Street, NW.
Monk, 26, was detained after his initial hearing. He rejected a plea offer the following August, and his case was set for a preliminary hearing.
Following testimony from the prosecution’s witness during that hearing, Judge Smith decided that the case did not have probable cause and dismissed it.
Five of the cases involved additional charges. Four of these cases only involve one additional charge besides robbery. In the fifth case, the defendant is charges with robbery, aggravated assault knowingly and assault with intent to commit third-degree sexual abuse.
Two defendants, Tillery and 19 year-old Rayrae Stover, are charged with unarmed carjacking in addition to their robbery charges.
Beverly is being held at DC Jail. Stover is released on his promise to return to court and with orders to report to the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA.)
Editor’s note: Information could not be obtained for one arrest.
A DC Superior Court judge continued a hearing for four co-defendants charged with the murder of an 11-year-old boy.
Carlo General, Christen Wingfield, Marcel Gordon and Dayle Bond are all charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the shooting of 11-year-old Davon McNeal. The shooting occurred on July 4 on the 1400 block of Cedar Street, SE.
Sept. 30 marked the start of a hearing to determine if there was enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial. It comes just under one month after Gordon turned himself in. He was the last of the four suspects apprehended by police.
Before cross examination began, Judge Kravitz asked the prosecution why the defendants were guilty of first-degree murder.
“The defendants were firing at what they thought to be a rival gang member,” said the prosecutor. “the defendants ran down an alley trying to find somebody, all of the defendants are acting as one.”
A Metropolitan Police Department detective was called to the stand to testify about the case. However, even though the detective is working on the case, he was not the lead detective nor did he write the affidavit on the department’s initial investigation. The defense objected to the detective testifying.
“How can the detective adopt those statements if he doesn’t have first-hand knowledge,” said James King, one of the defense attorneys on the case.
Judge Neal Kravitz also questioned the prosecution’s decision to call this specific witness, rather than the case’s lead detective, who wrote the affidavit.
The prosecution said the detective has extensive knowledge of the case and was personally responsible for obtaining and examining the surveillance footage.
One of the prosecution’s supervisors was also on the line. She said they chose this specific detective because of his role in obtaining the video footage, which will be used to rebut any claims of self defense from the defendants.
During the examination, the detective identified all of the defendants by pictures on their Instagram accounts. They were later identified at a cookout using video footage in the neighborhood where the shooting took place.
In one of the videos, the witness identified General, 20, was seen carrying a gun with muzzle flashes appearing on the screen. Bond, 19, was also identified by the witness firing a gun near a playground.
Several videos showed five men running in the neighborhood with firearms in their hands. The detective said he believes four of the men on the video are the defendants in this case, with one man still unidentified.
A map was then shared, which showed where shell casings were found around the neighborhood.
“The casings came from five different guns,” said the detective.
King was the first attorney to cross-examine the detective. However, he was cut short due to time constraints.
Judge Kravitz asked the detective to review all Body Worn Camera (BWC) footage before the hearing resumes to avoid any recess during the hearing.
The preliminary hearing is set to resume on Oct. 1.
The Metropolitan Police Department sent out another request for the public’s assistance in finding two suspects who are wanted for murder.
The police are looking for 29-year-old Steven Martin Robinson and 17-year-old Dreaun Young. Both suspects are wanted on second-degree murder while armed charges.
Robinson is wanted as a suspect in relation to a fatal shooting on the 800 block of 19th Street, NE on July 12. The victim in that shooting was 28-year-old Shanika Williams.
Steven Robinson
Young is wanted as a suspect in relation to another fatal shooting on the 600 block of 46th Place, SE on Aug. 6. The victim in this incident was 26-year-old Michael Brittingham.
On Sept. 30, a DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant in a 2019 drug possession case.
Reginald Douglas, 33, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of liquid PCP on Jan. 6. He entered the D.C. Courthouse and was found to be in possession of PCP by a Court Security Officer.
Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced Douglas to nine months with all time suspended and one year of supervised probation.
Douglas must also comply with a court-ordered drug intervention plan and pay $100 to the Victims of Violent Crime (VVC) fund.
Police are looking for a suspected who is wanted for kidnapping and assault that occurred on the 1700 block of Trinidad Avenue, NE on Sept. 26.
At around 10:45 a.m., the suspect assaulted the victim during an altercation between the two. The suspect then threatened the victim with a handgun.
The victim fled the scene, contacting the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). When the victim returned to the scene with MPD officers, the suspect had left the scene with the victim’s children.
MPD officers state that this case is domestic in nature, and the children have been returned to their mother unharmed.
MPD is looking for a 27-year-old man involved in this case and can be seen in the photo below.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking a suspect in relation to a burglary that occurred on the 1300 block of Wisconsin Avenue, NW on Sept. 28.
At 12:28 a.m., the suspect broke into an establishment and took property before leaving the scene.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking suspects in connection to an armed carjacking that occurred on the 900 block of 46th Street, NE on Sept. 25.
At around 11:46 p.m., the suspects approached the victim and demanded the victim leave their vehicle. The victim complied, and the suspects left with the victim’s vehicle. One of the suspects was brandishing a handgun.
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives seek the public’s assistance identifying the suspect of a first-degree theft that happened on Sept. 21.
At around 4:45 p.m., a suspect approached the victim on the Unit block of N Street, NE as she unloaded her car. The victim placed the dog carrier down on the sidewalk. Then, the suspect took the dog carrier and fled the scene.
The puppy is a 12 week-old gold and black Yorkshire Terrier named Simba.
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) made an arrest for a burglary that happened on May 31.
Between 1:20 a.m. and 3:33 a.m., a suspect entered an establishment on the 1100 block of New York Avenue, NW. The suspect then took property and fled the scene.
A 26 year-old was arrested for second-degree burglary on Sept. 29.
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives seek the public’s assistance identifying and locating a suspect and a vehicle of interest in connection with bank robberies.
All three offenses occurred on Sept. 29.
At around 12:18 p.m., a suspect entered the Wells Fargo Bank in the 3200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. The suspect passed a note demanding money. However, he was unsuccessful. The suspect then fled the scene without obtaining anything.
At around 1:14 p.m., the suspect entered the Wells Fargo Bank in the 600 block of H Street, NE. Again, the suspect passed a note demanding money. The teller complied. The victim then fled.
At around 2:28 p.m., the suspect entered the Wells Fargo Bank in the 1900 block of 14th Street, NW. The suspect passed a note demanding money to the teller, who complied. The suspect then fled the scene.
The vehicle of interest is described as a newer model gray Tesla. The suspect were captured by a surveillance camera.
