Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fifth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon offense that occurred on Monday, September 21, 2020, in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue, Northeast.
At approximately 11:32 pm, the suspect attempted to assault victims at the listed location, with a hatchet. When the victims fled the scene, the suspect damaged a vehicle with the hatchet. The suspect was arrested by responding officers.
On Monday, September 21, 2020, 56 year-old Edward Sindy Spriggs, of No Fixed Address, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.