Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Stick) Offense: 1700 Block of New York Avenue, Northeast

Friday, January 22, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fifth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Stick) offense that occurred on Thursday, January 21, 2021, in the 1700 block of New York Avenue, Northeast.

 

At approximately 12:13 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect struck the victim with a stick then fled the scene. The victim was treated on scene for non-life threatening injuries.

 

On Friday, January 22, 2021, 26 year-old Demetrius Lyons, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Stick).