Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District announce an arrest has been made and an additional suspect is being sought who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in the 500 block of New York Avenue, Northeast.
On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at approximately 4:23 a.m., the suspects approached the victim and brandished handguns. The suspects demanded the victim’s vehicle keys and ordered the victim into their vehicle. The suspects drove the victim around while they took property from the victim. The suspects then let the victim out and then they fled the scene in the vehicle. The vehicle has been recovered.
As a result of the detectives’ investigation, 25-year-old Winston Timoteo, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with Armed Kidnapping.
The additional suspect can be seen in the photos below:
Anyone who can identify this suspect or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.
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