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Former DC Metro Officer Gets Prison Time For Beating Unarmed Transit Rider Former DC Metro Officer Gets Prison Time For Beating Unarmed Transit Rider
Former DC Metro Officer Gets Prison Time For Beating Unarmed Transit Rider A former Washington DC Metro Transit (MTPD) officer will spend time on the other side of the prison bars for beating an unarmed rider with a metal baton during a bout of rage, federal authorities announced. Former Officer Andra Vance was sentenced on Wednesday to one year and one day in prison, followed by a year of supervised release for a civil rights violation that was reported in February 2018. “This sentencing should make clear that officers who abuse their authority will be held accountable, regardless of whether their actions occur on public streets or inside public transit systems,”…

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Maryland Man Who Savagely Assaulted Friend On DC Metro Platform Convicted By Jury Maryland Man Who Savagely Assaulted Friend On DC Metro Platform Convicted By Jury
Maryland Man Who Savagely Assaulted Friend On DC Metro Platform Convicted By Jury The Maryland man who drunkenly attacked his friend and wildly swung a knife at him nearly two dozen times during a dispute in DC will face prison time after being convicted on multiple charges, according to federal prosecutors. Darrell Jones, 49, of Beltsville, was found guilty by a jury this week in connection to the stabbing of Wayne Pitt at the Anacostia Metro Station in Washington, DC last April. Shortly before 7 p.m. on April 7, 2022, Jones arrived at the station with Pitt, both intoxicated, and the pair spent more than an hour on the Metro station platform, according to court document…

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Stabbing Suspect Shot By Metro Transit Officer Breaking Up Fight That Broke Out On DC Bus Stabbing Suspect Shot By Metro Transit Officer Breaking Up Fight That Broke Out On DC Bus
Stabbing Suspect Shot By Metro Transit Officer Breaking Up Fight That Broke Out On DC Bus A Metro Transit Police officer had to use force to break up a violent fight that broke out on a bus in Washington, DC that spilled out into the street when a suspect brandished a knife, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III said. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the Anacostia Metro Station, where there was reports of an officer-involved shooting. Media staging area for Howard Road incident will be in the cul-de-sac on Shannon Place Place SE. Take Talbert Street to Shannon Place. — DC Police Department (@D…

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