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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…
Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds
Three District men are facing federal charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Raymond Ballard in late January, and an armed kidnapping and robbery on a Metrobus the following day in Southeast DC.
On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Steven Metts, 18, Keondre Carroll, 21, and Jovontae Wallace, 19, have been charged in a 16-count indictment following a violent 48-hour crime spree earlier this year.
According to prosecutors, at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the trio drove into the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and fired appro…
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds
A District man has been convicted of the kidnapping, robbery, and repeated rapes of a Maryland woman years ago, federal authorities announced on Wednesday.
Mark A. Blue, 34, was found guilty of the December 2018 assault of a woman who they targeted as she walked home from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Prince George's County.
The woman was abducted while walking from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills Wikimedia Commons/Ben Schumin
Prosecutors say that Blue and a second man, Nick Savoy, forced her into a car, threatened to kill her, covered her eyes with her own shirt so she…
Unlicensed PA Driver Leads Wild I-81 Pursuit, Crashes Multiple Times In VA: Police
An unlicensed Pennsylvania man has been arrested after authorities say he led a high-speed police pursuit that ended in a crash in Virginia.
Scott Parsons, 34, of Minnersville, PA, was spotted Saturday, Feb. 3, by a Winchester police officer who initiated a pursuit onto I-81 near the 312-mile-marker in Frederick County, VA, where state police took the lead, Sgt. Brent W. Coffey said.
The pursuit continued south on Interstate 81 when Parsons, in a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, took exit 302, ran off the roadway, and collided with a barrier pole in a convenience store parking lot, police s…
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW Photos)
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A new alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they attempt to track down a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection to a carjacking, robbery, and kidnapping in Northwest DC earlier this month.
Like a scene out of a movie, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the suspect swerved his car in front of his victim, who was still parked in his own vehicle in the 400 block of K Street NW.
He then got out, and when his victim rolled down a window, the wanted man allegedly snatched a cell phone and assaulted him, police say.…
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police
Recognize this vehicle?
An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they attempt to track down a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection to a carjacking, robbery, and kidnapping in Northwest DC earlier this month.
Like a scene out of a movie, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the suspect swerved his car in front of his victim, who was still parked in his own vehicle in the 400 block of K Street NW.
He then got out, and when his victim rolled down a window, the wanted man allegedly snatched a cell phone and assaulted him, police say. He then made …
DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police
A 20-year-old Washington DC man arrested for kidnapping last week was in custody after carjacking a juvenile and then crashing the car in Virginia, police said.
At 4:32 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, an officer got a call from loss prevention about a suspect, Mecca Lee-Bey, who was seen stealing more than $2,500 worth of merchandise, Fairfax County police said.
Upon approach, Lee-Bey fled the business and entered a nearby parking lot. Detectives from the Tysons Urban Team were asked for assistance. Lee-Bey attempted to open the door of a 2013 Kia Optima entering the garage.
The victim, a teenager, …
Men Arrested For Kidnapping, Crime Spree In Southeast DC, Police Say
Members of the Metropolitan Police Department have arrested two men who were wanted for committing violent crimes in DC over the weekend.
At around 1:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, officers from the department were called to the 3000 block of 30th Street SE, where there was a reported kidnapping involving a man who was robbed at knifepoint, assaulted, and held against his will in an area apartment.
During that robbery, police say that Mecca Lee-Bey, 20, and Tumarcus Hawkins, 26, both of Southeast DC, took their victim's car keys and forced them to send money to them electronically before steal…
Child, 3, Begged Dad Not To Sexually Assault Mom During Abduction From DC To Maryland: Feds
A terrifying ordeal seemingly ripped out of the pages of a horror movie will land a former District resident in prison for decades, authorities announced.
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, a judge sentenced Kyrie Rashaud Thompson, 29, to 30 years in prison after terrorizing his 3-year-old child and the child's mother during a trip from Hell that played out in September 2019.
It began on Sept. 22, 2019, when the mother of his child drove to his former DC home to drop off their 3-year-old child for a prearranged visit, prosecutors say.
However, Thompson had more nefarious intentions in mind.
In…
Kidnapper Who Abandoned Child On DC Street Tracked Down By Police
A man who allegedly kidnapped a baby in Southeast DC has been arrested, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Southeast, DC resident Eric Eddings, 24, has been charged with kidnapping following an investigation into an incident over the weekend involving a young child, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 4.
According to police, at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, Eddings was allowed into a home in the 5000 block of Astor Place, SE, by the child’s mother, and once inside, it is alleged that Eddings took the boy, a young boy, and fled the scene without his parents’…
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police
A Maryland woman is facing a host of charges for abducting a victim and then causing a 34-hour standoff with police that ultimately ended in her peaceful surrender in Virginia, authorities said.
What started as an investigation into a missing 25-year-old woman over the weekend rapidly escalated into a kidnapping probe involving Brittany A. Copelin, 29, who made her way from Charles County, MD to Fairfax County, VA, police said.
The near-weeklong ordeal began on Friday, March 24, in Laurel, when police were called to investigate the kidnapping of Lauren L. Kingsbury, police said.
Two days …
Car Of Missing Man Found In VA, Linked To PA Killer: Police
The vehicle of a Pennsylvania man missing since 2021 was found in Virginia, and evidence inside of it helped detectives link it to his suspected killer, authorities said.
Michael Allen Stark, 49, of Royersford, PA is believed to have kidnapped Matthew James Branning, after a shift at his Silverdale job in October 2021, took him to withdraw money at an ATM and then fled in Brannging's car to New Jersey, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
The kidnapping happened on Oct. 15, 2021, when Stark forced Branning to make the withdrawal before disposing of his body, which has…
