Brandon Figures-Mormon, Vehicular Attack, Virginia 2017
Virginia Man Indicted on Charges in 2017 Vehicular Attack on Police and Transit Worker
A 24-year-old man from Disputanta, Virginia has been indicted on charges of using his vehicle to assault two uniformed Metropolitan Police Department officers and one District of Columbia Department of Transportation worker in Washington DC.
Brandon Figures-Mormon, 24, was indicted by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of aggravated assault while armed, two counts of felony assault on a police officer while armed, and related charges.
According to the government’s evidence, on June 8, 2017, shortly before 9 p.m., Figures-Mormon drove at a high rate of speed up the median on 18th Street NW toward Columbia Road NW and struck the three victims, who were working in the median. The victims, who sustained serious injuries after being hit by the speeding truck, were rushed to local hospitals. All three survived the assault.
Figures-Mormon allegedly sped through the intersection with Columbia Road and proceeded onto Adams Mill Road NW before crashing into a parked sanitation truck. Figures-Mormon was found in the driver’s seat of the truck and was later arrested on scene.
Figures-Mormon remains held pending trial and is expected to be arraigned on Feb. 16, 2018. If convicted of the charges, he faces a maximum sentence of 90 years of incarceration.
In announcing the indictment, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Peter Newsham commended the work of the Metropolitan Police Department, particularly the detectives of the Major Case/Cold Case Unit.
Defendant: Brandon Figures-Mormon
Criminal Charges: Three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of aggravated assault while armed, two counts of felony assault on a police officer while armed, and related charges.
City and State: Washington DC
Date: June 8, 2017
Sentence or Outcome: Held pending trial, faces up to 90 years of incarceration if convicted
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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