District Man Convicted Of Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds District Man Convicted Of Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds
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…
Thieves Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Northwest DC, Police Say Thieves Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Northwest DC, Police Say
Thieves Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Northwest DC, Police Say Recognize them?  Members of the Metropolitan Police Department are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a pair of men wanted for stalking and assaulting their victim in Northwest DC on Wednesday morning. An alert was issued by the agency following an incident that was reportedly shortly after 1 a.m. on March 21 in the 3200 block of Mount Pleasant Street NW after a man was accosted by two suspects trailing him. According to police, the victim was walking home when he noticed the suspects cross the street towards him and began following him. The victim attempte…
Burglar, 18, Kicks Officers After Stealing Bicycle In Arlington, Police Say Burglar, 18, Kicks Officers After Stealing Bicycle In Arlington, Police Say
Burglar, 18, Kicks Officers After Stealing Bicycle In Arlington, Police Say An 18-year-old Arlington woman was arrested for assaulting police after stealing a bicycle from a home, authorities said. Angelita Lopez broke into a home on the 1700 block of S. Walter Reed Drive around 7:15 p.m. on March 17, where she was confronted by one victim, county police said. Lopez stole a bicycle then fled the scene. A second victim found Lopez and the bike on 18th Street S. and S. Monroe Street and approached her, police said.  Lopez subsequently assaulted the victim, tried to steal his jewelry, damaged a watch and struck him with a bottle, police said. She …
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops A Maryland man has been arrested for assaulting police in Virginia following a weekend pursuit, authorities said. Reggie P. White, 24, of College Park, sped away from a Virginia State Trooper initiating a traffic stop on Route 1 in Fairfax County at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 17, a State Police spokesman said.  Traveling in a stolen gray sedan, White rammed a state troop car twice approaching the Beltway then continued onto Interstate 495 westbound, according to VSP. There, White struck the same trooper’s vehicle a third time, and then onto Interstate 95 southbound, where the trooper…
Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC
Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC A District man who couldn't last a week after his ex-girlfriend gave him a second chance is facing prison time after violently attempting to control her. Barrington Hart, 36, was convicted on a host of charges in DC after he was in a romantic relationship with a woman, broke up, then reunited for four days, during which he terrorized her last summer, according to authorities. Prosecutors say that Hart and the woman got into an argument on July 27, 2023, when he accused her of cheating on him and demanded to look through her phone, which she refused. "He became angry, retrieved a black…
Heroic Neighbor Thwarts Burglary, Assault Of Woman In Virginia, Police Say Heroic Neighbor Thwarts Burglary, Assault Of Woman In Virginia, Police Say
Heroic Neighbor Thwarts Burglary, Assault Of Woman In Virginia, Police Say A Fairfax County man went above and beyond the call of duty to assist a neighbor who was being assaulted in her Fairfax County apartment during a burglary, police say. Alexandria resident Deon Omar Traynham, 32, was arrested on Wednesday after being interrupted by a neighbor when he broke into a woman's home and attacked her in the 4500 block of Colony Court in Woodlawn. Shortly before 5:45 p.m. on March 13, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the apartment to investigate a reported burglary in process involving Traynham and a woman who was home alone at t…
Assault By Mob: Second Suspect Arrested For Violent Attack At Virginia Home, Police Say Assault By Mob: Second Suspect Arrested For Violent Attack At Virginia Home, Police Say
Assault By Mob: Second Suspect Arrested For Violent Attack At Virginia Home, Police Say A woman implicated in a violent assault inside a Prince William County home last month has been apprehended, authorities say. Manassas resident Jasmine Denisha Garcia, 36, has become the second person arrested for an incident inside a Haymarket home that saw a man threatened with a knife to his neck and then a gun to his head. At approximately 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 12, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 4300 block of Sudley Road, where there were reports of a group that wound up involved in an altercation that rapidly escalated.  Police say that …
Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say
Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say A rock-throwing man who assaulted a woman before barricading himself inside a Southeast DC home attempted to start a fire inside an area home, according to arson investigators. Aaron Johnson, 51, is facing charges following a strange scene that played out Monday early on Monday morning after he struck a woman with a rock and entered a standoff with members of the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers from the agency were called at around 8 a.m. on March 11 to the 2800 block of Q Street SE, where a woman advised them that she had been struck by a rock during an argument with Johnson. The…
Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Sought In Stafford: Sheriff Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Sought In Stafford: Sheriff
Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Sought In Stafford: Sheriff Police in Stafford County are asking the public's help in locating a 22-year-old stabbing suspect. Leonard Pratt Jr., of Port Royal, was physically fighting with another man at a warehouse at Genesis Logistics on Bradburn Place around 1:40 p.m. March 8, when he pulled out a knife, the county sheriff's office said. Pratt fled the scene and the victim went to a local hospital. "After talking with witnesses, reviewing camera footage, and collecting evidence, Deputy Harding uncovered what occurred," the sheriff's office said.  "The suspect and victim agreed to engage in mutual combat whe…
Rifle-Wielding Man Surrenders After Seven-Hour Standoff With Police In Virginia Rifle-Wielding Man Surrenders After Seven-Hour Standoff With Police In Virginia
Rifle-Wielding Man Surrenders After Seven-Hour Standoff With Police In Virginia A wanted man is in custody after abducting and assaulting a woman before barricading himself inside a Fairfax County home for hours over the weekend, police say. Silvio Meza, Jr., 33, put police through their paces on Sunday afternoon during a standoff that lasted more than seven hours after an incident involving a woman he injured during an altercation. Shortly before 2:45 p.m. on March 10, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were approached by a woman who had been assaulted by a man - later identified as Meza - who was inside a home in the 6700 block of Chestnut Avenue in M…
Armed Barricade Suspect Who Abducted Victim Surrenders After Hours-Long Fairfax Standoff: PD Armed Barricade Suspect Who Abducted Victim Surrenders After Hours-Long Fairfax Standoff: PD
Armed Barricade Suspect Who Abducted Victim Surrenders After Hours-Long Fairfax Standoff: PD After an hours-long standoff, a barricaded man is in custody in Fairfax County, police said. Officers were called to a home on Chestnut Avenue in Mosby around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10 for a possibly-armed man who abducted and assaulted a victim, county police said. The man then refused to leave his home, prompting a standoff with police until 9:50 p.m., when he was taken into custody, police said. The victim had previously been safely removed. No further updates had been released as of Monday morning.
VA Man Pepper-Sprays Boy, Labradoodle Then Follows Them, Sprays Dog Again: Cops VA Man Pepper-Sprays Boy, Labradoodle Then Follows Them, Sprays Dog Again: Cops
VA Man Pepper-Sprays Boy, Labradoodle Then Follows Them, Sprays Dog Again: Cops A 70-year-old man has been arrested after pepper-spraying a 16-year-old and the boy's dog in Northern Virginia, police said. James Michael Timberlake was walking his dog when he encountered the boy and his unleashed labrador-poodle mix on Forestdale Avenue in Woodbridge early Tuesday, Feb. 27, Prince William County police said. "As the two dogs began to interact, [Timberlake] pepper-sprayed the victim’s dog,"  police sad.  "After the victim secured his dog, the accused followed them onto the victim’s property where the accused pepper-sprayed the victim and then the dog …