A man convicted of simple assault was sentenced to serve 18 months on probation.
Wayne Robinson pleaded guilty to simple assault and second-degree theft in February. He was sentenced to 180 days in prison for the assault charge and 90 days for the theft charge, but the time for both charges was suspended.
Robinson will also have to pay $50 to the Victims of Violent Crime Act (VVCA) fund and undergo drug and alcohol testing, enter a drug and alcohol treatment programs, maintain or seek employment, and adhere to a stay away order.
According to his sentence, probation may be unsupervised after one year along with successful completion of treatment services and payment to the fund.
According to court documents, Robinson stole a victim’s car key and placed his hands around the victim’s neck.
A man who was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon was released on his own personal recognizance June 8.
There are conditions attached to his release. The suspect is ordered to stay way from the victim.
The suspect was arrested on June 5 after having an argument with the victim on the 1800 block of Central Place, NE. According to a press release, the suspect allegedly struck the victim with a rock and a stick.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested June 5 a juvenile for aggravated assault while armed.
After responding to reports of gunshots, officers located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries, according to a press release.
The case remains under investigation.
Anyone with information should call the police at 202-727-9099 or text the Department’s Text Tip Line — 50411. A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a homicide that took place on the 1300 block of Brentwood Road, NE on June 6.
According to a press release, officers located 18-year-old Marquis Harrod suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He died on the scene.
The department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case or other homicide cases in Washington, DC. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may also be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.
A suspect was arrested on June 5 in connection with a burglary offense.
Arthur Russell Cannon, 57, was arrested for burglarizing a business establishment. The incident took place on the 800 block of O Street, NW.
According court documents, a restaurant owner observed the suspect entering the restaurant through the storage unit via surveillance footage earlier that day.
The suspect was released on personal recognizance. He is scheduled for a hearing on Sept. 4.
Two suspects were arrested for assault with dangerous weapon offenses on June 5. Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested a 22-year-old male and a 17-year-old female juvenile in accordance with the offenses.
Both suspects were arrested by police following a physical confrontation on the 3600 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. The male suspect allegedly assaulted the victim with a bat, and the female juvenile allegedly utilized a knife in the altercation.
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
On June 5, detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department and Special Agents from the FBI’s Washington Field Office arrested a woman who is suspected of distributing child pornography.
According to a press release, between April 4 and June 5, the 29-year-old suspect distributed media files via social media containing child pornography and arranged to travel across state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual encounter with a minor.
The suspect’s initial hearing at the DC Superior Courthouse was on June 6. Another hearing date has not been scheduled as of June 8.
Between the hours of 8 p.m. on June 7 and 8 a.m. on June 8, the Metropolitan Police Department sent out seven crime alerts.
The most recent alert was sent out at 12:43 a.m. for a robbery on the 3100 block of 16th Street, SW. Police are looking for a black male who was seen wearing a black shirt and possibly armed.
Another alert was sent out at 12:42 a.m. for a robbery at the intersection of Martin Luther King Avenue, SE and Mellon Street, SE. Police are looking for three to four teenage black male juveniles who are in their early teens.
Another robbery alert was sent out at 12:41 a.m. The incident occurred on the 1500 block of Columbia Road, NW. Police are looking for a black male last seen wearing a black shirt who is possibly armed.
At 11:47 p.m. on June 7, police sent out an alert for a stabbing on the 1500 block of Benning Road, NE. Police are looking for a black male who is between 5’8″-5’10”, who was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans.
A crime alert was sent out at 11:10 p.m. for a robbery on the 1400 block of Perry Place, NW. Police do not have a description of the suspect.
At 10:53 p.m., police sent out an alert for a shooting on the 1800 block of Q Street, SE. police are looking for a champagne colored Nissan Altima.
At 10:06 p.m., police sent an alert out about a stabbing that occurred on the 1300 block of Alabama Avenue, SE. Police do not have a description of the suspect.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are looking for suspects connected to nine crimes throughout Washington, DC from May 30-June 4.
According to press releases sent by the MPD, police are searching for suspects and vehicles in connection to the following crimes:
Robbery
Police are looking for a suspect involved in a robbery on the 500 block of K Street, Northwest on May 31.
Burglary
The MPD is seeking assistance in identifying suspects and a vehicle in reference to an armed burglary on June 4 on the 1900 block of 16th Street, Southeast.
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Police notified the public that they are looking for suspects involved in a burglary offense at the 5000 block of Benning Road, SE on June 4. Suspects stole property from a business and fled the scene.
A suspect is being sought in connection to a burglary offense on the 3200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE on June 3. The suspect took property from a business establishment and fled the scene.
On June 2, a suspect stole property from a business located on the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue, SE.
On May 30, suspects stole property from an establishment at the 200 block of M Street, SE and fled the scene.
Theft
During the early morning hours of June 3, two suspects approached DC Fire Department employees on the 1800 block of 23rd Street, SE. The suspects pulled a gun and demanded equipment from a DC Fire Department vehicle. The suspects fled the scene in a stolen vehicle. They did not obtain any property.
The police are also requesting the public’s help in locating and identifying suspects and a vehicle connected to a stolen auto offense on the 900 block of 7th Street, NE. According to a press release, during the late evening hours on June 2, a suspect picked up another suspect in a stolen vehicle.
Armed Robbery
Police are looking for a suspect involved in an armed robbery of an establishment on the 4800 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE and on the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE on June 4.
The MPD also compiled photos and videos obtained from surveillance footage from people committing criminal offenses in the District during May and June.
Police request that anyone with information on these suspects or events contact the department at 202-727-9099. Tips can be sent to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.
On June 4, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect who is believed to be connected to a armed carjacking, a firearm possession and kidnapping offenses.
According to a press release, the suspect pulled two handguns and attempted to take a victim’s vehicle. The victim refused and fled the scene. Then the suspect held another victim hostage in a business establishment on the block. No injuries were reported.
After a slight increase in April and no fluctuation in March or February, the homicide count in May rose by nearly 60 percent as of June 5.
There were 19 homicides in May, the highest count Washington, DC has experienced in 2020. According to D.C. Witness data, there were 12 homicides in April and 11 homicides in both March and February. In January D.C. Witness data showed that there were 15 homicides.
There have been 70 homicides in 2020 as of June 5. Data shows that there were also 70 homicides in Washington, DC in the same time period last year.
There were 15 gun-related homicides, two vehicular homicides and one homicide that resulted from arson in May.
The Metropolitan Police Department counts 68 homicides, excluding a traffic fatality in which Wooden was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the deaths of 81-year-old Donald Malloy and 79-year-old Mattie Youngon May 31.
He has been released to home confinement as of June 2.
Fleetwood is being held at DC Jail without bail for charges connected to a domestic violence homicide of 26-year-old Shana Donahue.
Scott is also being held without bail for charges connected to the arson-related death of 62-year-old Darryl Finney.
Three of four sentencing hearings scheduled on June 5 did not occur.
The three sentencing hearings that did not occur were rescheduled for later in June and in August.
Dale Southerland’s sentencing was rescheduled to Aug. 21.
Southerland pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, possession of an unregistered firearm or unlawful possession of a firearm or destructive device and unlawful possession of ammunition.
Kobie Swint, who now is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 7, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
Defense counsel requested that Swint’s sentencing be rescheduled because the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency had not spoken with the defendant to give a pre-sentencing report.
The sentencing for Ronald Lynch was scheduled to June 12
Lunch is pending sentencing for a violation on his probation for a robbery conviction in 2015.
For the conviction, he was sentenced to four years in prison. The time was suspended and Lynch was only required to serve three years on probation.
Barrington Manners pleaded guilty to assault with the intent to commit robbery. He was sentenced to serve one year and a half in confinement but received credit for time served.
His probation was revoked because of non compliance, and he was incarcerated at DC Jail in February.
A judgment and commitment order was filed for jail time only on June 5. Manners’ probation was reinstated with credit for time served.
The Metropolitan Police Department sent out one crime alert between the hours of 8 p.m. on June 4 and 8 a.m. on June 5.
At 10:34 p.m., the police sent out an alert for a Robbery on the 3500 block of Hayes St, NE. Police are looking for three suspects. The first is a black male who is 5’3” tall with a dark complexion, wearing a black or grey jacket and grey jeans. The second suspect is a black male with a dark complexion, 5’3”, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants. The third suspect is a black male with a heavy build, 5’3” who was seen wearing an orange sweater.
Out of the 11 cases scheduled at the DC Superior Courthouse, judges released two defendants.
Kevin Minor is charged with violating a court protection order in a domestic violence case. Minor was released but must stay away from the two complainants and the residential building in which they reside.
Brandon Bacchus, who is charged with attempted threats to do bodily harm, violating a court protection order and unlawful entry onto private property, was released. He is ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device and was placed under the high intensity supervision program (HISP).
A judge also ordered a bench warrant for Angel White, who is charged with simple assault, destruction of property less than $1,000, felony bail violation, second-degree theft and prison breach.
A DC Superior Court judge released June 4 a defendant awaiting trial.
Brandon Bacchus is charged with attempted threats to do bodily harm, violating a court protective order and unlawfully entering private property.
Judge Judith Pipe ordered that Bacchus be placed under the high intensity supervision program (HISP) and GPS monitoring. She also filed a stay away order.
In the past, Bacchus pleaded guilty to charges including failure to appear in court, violating release conditions and a civil protection order, contempt of court protective order and burglary.
Bacchus’ next court appearance is scheduled for July 10.
