[PR] Arrest Made in an Assault with Dangerous Weapon (Knife) and Burglary One Offense: 2600 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) and Burglary One offense that occurred on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in the 2600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast.  

At approximately 2:43 am, the suspect forcibly entered an occupied residence at the listed location. The suspect then brandished a knife and stabbed the victim. The suspect was apprehended by responding officers. 

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 43-year-old Asia Perkins, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) and Burglary One.