Tag: MPD
Anthony Thomas, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Anthony Thomas, a 31-year-old repeat felon from the District of Columbia, was caught with a loaded ghost gun and a stash of drugs at the Stanton Terrace Apartments in Southeast DC on May 19, 2025. Metropolitan Police Department officers approached Thomas and recovered the untraceable firearm, which was loaded with 16…
John Aaron Gass, Sex Abuse, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read A former DC high school teacher, John Aaron Gass, 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to coercing and enticing a 16-year-old student into sex abuse. The abuse occurred in the spring of 2025, while Gass was working at the District of Columbia International School, a charter school in Northwest DC. Gass…
Samuel Fapohunda, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Felon, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read On June 25, 2026, at 6:45 p.m., Samuel Fapohunda, a 27-year-old previously convicted felon from Maryland, was busted by officers on patrol in the 1800 block of 18th Street SE in DC. Fapohunda was found with a loaded Glock 19 pistol, marijuana, and codeine-based cough syrup in his vehicle. The traffic…
Davon Boyd, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by a Felon, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read A previously convicted robber, Davon Boyd, 28, was caught with a ‘ghost gun’ and ammunition in Southeast DC. On September 26, 2025, at around 10 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers were on patrol in the 1500 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE when they stopped Boyd, who was concealing a firearm…
Kevin Johnson, Second-Degree Murder, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 2 min read In the early morning hours of October 6, 2024, a brutal stabbing occurred in Northeast DC, outside 1719 Lincoln Road, NE. Kevin Johnson, 40, agitated from a previous altercation, made threats before approaching Antonio Pierre Woody, a 44-year-old wheelchair-bound man, and stabbing him multiple times. The victim attempted to crawl away,…
Marcus Reavenell, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Marcus Reavenell, 48, of Washington, D.C., went on a road rage frenzy on May 14, 2025, in Northeast DC, tailgating a victim, driving erratically, and eventually firing a pistol at the victim’s work vehicle. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Division Avenue NE. Reavenell’s motive behind the…
Robert D’Angelo Poteat, Possession of a Firearm, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Robert D’Angelo Poteat, a 40-year-old convicted felon from the District of Columbia, was involved in a high-stakes traffic stop on December 22, 2025, at around 12:35 a.m. in the 2400 block of 14th Street, NW. Poteat was driving a pickup truck when Metropolitan Police Department officers stopped him for a lane…
Orlin Lemus-Cruz, Armed Carjacking, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read On March 26, 2025, Orlin Lemus-Cruz and his co-conspirators, Jason Benitez-Umanzor and Julio Villafranco, approached two victims watching a soccer game at the Bell Athletic Field in Northwest D.C. and robbed them at gunpoint. The victims were pistol-whipped and had a coat and a moped stolen. Lemus-Cruz was arrested on April…
Joseph Thompson, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Washington 2025
⏱ 2 min read Joseph Thompson, a 37-year-old previously convicted felon from Oxon Hill, Maryland, was busted for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in Washington DC. On March 7, 2025, Thompson was standing outside the South Capitol Liquor Store when he caught the attention of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Robbery Suppression Unit. As officers…
Kelvin Leon, Possession of a Machine Gun, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kelvin Leon, a 27-year-old DC resident, fired a machine gun out of his apartment window in Southeast Washington on July 24, 2025, following an argument with two men over scooters. The incident led to a swift response from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crime Suppression Division, who executed a search warrant…
