Tag: Washington DC
Zabdiel Aaron Rothschild, Child Pornography Production, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 26-year-old Washington DC resident has been charged with producing child pornography, coercing minors, and more in a shocking case of exploitation. Zabdiel Aaron Rothschild allegedly used the gaming and messaging app Discord to communicate with three minor victims, starting in January 2025. He asked for and received sexually explicit videos…
Dequan Simpson, Armed Carjacking, Washington 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a shocking display of violence, Dequan Simpson, 18, allegedly lured a pizza delivery driver and a freelance barber to a residence on Webster Street NE in Washington DC, robbing and carjacking them at gunpoint. The crimes occurred on March 4 and 6, with the second incident leaving the barber shot…
Robert Geiger, Loaded Firearm by Felon, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read On March 11, 2024, at around 7:25 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers on patrol in the 1500 block of S Street SE in Washington DC approached a suspicious vehicle with heavily tinted windows. The driver, 47-year-old Robert Geiger, a previously convicted felon, was found to be hiding a loaded 9mm Glock…
Robert Clark, Child Pornography Distribution, Ohio 2026
⏱ 2 min read Robert Clark, a 45-year-old Ohio man, was charged with distributing child pornography after allegedly sharing 11 disturbing videos, including one depicting a toddler, with another user on a fetish website. The communications began on February 2, 2026, and Clark expressed a sexual interest in children, even asking the other user to…
Peter Martin, Misdemeanor Suicide, Washington 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old Australian national died by suicide while in police custody in Washington DC on October 15, 2025. The man, identified as P.M., was arrested on a misdemeanor sexual assault charge and was being held at the 5th District police station. He used his shirt to create a noose and hang…
Marcus Hazel, Strangled Girlfriend, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Marcus Hazel, 32, of Washington, D.C., strangled his girlfriend at the Gateway Hotel in the 2700 block of New York Avenue, NE, on November 28, 2025, during an argument over a lost cell phone. The dispute escalated when Hazel’s girlfriend offered to let him use her phone until his was found,…
Maurice Tutt, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, California 2023
⏱ 3 min read Maurice Tutt, 52, is headed to federal prison for 20 months after admitting he peddled hundreds of deadly fentanyl pills on the streets of Southeast Washington. The D.C. man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, stemming from a months-long operation centered around the Potomac Gardens Housing Project. The…
Rodney Baggott, Murder, District of Columbia 2023
A D.C. judge slammed the door on Rodney Baggott’s freedom today, sentencing the 58-year-old to life in prison without parole for the cold-blooded murder of Rasheek Abdullah, an Uber Eats delivery driver. The shooting, born from a petty spat on a bustling Northwest D.C. street, underscores the escalating violence plaguing the nation’s capital and the…
David Oday Smith, Illegally Possesses Loaded Firearm, D.C., 2024
A violent repeat offender is trading the D.C. streets for a federal cell after a clumsy attempt to evade police last summer. David Oday Smith, 39, received a 24-month sentence in federal court Friday for illegally possessing a loaded firearm – a charge triggered by his extensive criminal history. The incident, which unfolded near a…
Michael Stuckey Sentenced to 13 Years for Gun Trafficking, DC, 2024
⏱ 3 min read Michael Stuckey, 36, is headed to federal prison for 13 years and 4 months after pleading guilty to running guns from North Carolina into Washington, D.C. The operation, active from August 2022 to July 2024, wasn’t just about quantity – it included illegally modified Glock pistols turned into fully automatic weapons.…
