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District Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds
A District man will spend the rest of his life in prison after holding his partner hostage in his Northwest DC apartment, where he repeatedly physically and sexually abused her, federal authorities announced.
Bryant Phillips, 53, was found guilty by a jury earlier this year to multiple criminal charges after terrorizing a former lover over the course of several harrowing days more than two years ago.
On Friday, Aug. 9, officials say he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release, plus 30 additional years, followed by a lifetime of supervised release/probation.
He wil…
District Man Convicted Of Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds
A District man may spend the rest of his life in prison after holding his partner hostage in his Northwest DC apartment, where he repeatedly physically and sexually abused her, federal authorities announced.
Bryant Phillips, 53, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday to multiple criminal charges after terrorizing a former lover over the course of several harrowing days nearly two years ago.
According to court documents, between June 5, 2022 and June 8, 2022, Phillips held his intimate partner hostage at his apartment in Northeast Washington DC. While there he physically and sexually as…
District Man Admits To Choking Child Until He Blacked Out During Violent Assault In DC: Feds
A 42-year-old man who choked a child to the point of blacking out in Washington, DC has admitted to the crime, federal officials say.
Keenan Smith pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to his role in violently assaulting a child in November last year, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
According to the government's evidence, on Nov. 17, 2023, Smith grabbed the child by his throat, using both of his hands, and slammed him to the floor, causing the child to hit the back of his head.
He also admitted to strangling the child by squeezing his throa…
Jilted Lover Admits To Stabbing Ex-GF, Her Son, During Drug-Driven Rage In Northwest DC: Feds
A PCP-fueled rage will land a scorned lover behind bars after he went on a rampage and stabbing his ex and her son in Northwest DC, federal authorities announced.
Lawrence Twisdale, 50, pleaded guilty this week to assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her son in 2021, weeks after she broke up with him.
According to court documents, in August 2021, Twisdale went to 411 P Street NW early in the morning, where his ex lived.
When he arrived at the townhouse, Twisdale was initially allowed inside, but prosecutors say that she quickly realized that he was under the influence of PCP, and an argument b…
Maryland Man Accused Of Premeditated Double Murder, Assault In Southeast DC
Federal officials say that a Maryland man is behind bars for a double murder and shooting of a third victim in Southeast DC last year.
Bowie resident Amarii Fontanelle, 20, is facing multiple counts of murder and other offenses after being indicted for the October 2022 killings of Reginald Cooper, Jr., and Davonte Berkley.
Fontanelle was indicted this week by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia after he led his victims to their deaths, US Attorney Matthew Graves announced on Friday.
According to the indictment, on Oct. 17, 2022, Cooper and Berkley, both 19, drove…
