Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Bat) offense that occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, in the 1600 block of Benning Road, Northeast.
At approximately 8:01 pm, the suspect and victim were engaged in a verbal altercation at the listed location. The suspect brandished a bat and assaulted the victim. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 39 year-old Dion Ruffin, of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Bat).
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