[PR] Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Stick) Offense: 3800 b/o Minnesota Avenue, NE

Monday, August 24, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Stick) offense that occurred on Sunday, August 23, 2020, in the 3800 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast

At approximately 1:05 pm, the suspect and victim were involved in a verbal dispute at the listed location. The suspect brandished a stick and assaulted the victim. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment. The suspect was apprehended by responding officers.

On Sunday, August 23, 2020, 33-year-old Filandus Charles Knight III, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Stick).