Sunday, June 16, 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 Saturday, April 20, 2019, in the 400 block of 17th Street, Northeast.
At approximately 5:55 pm, the suspect and victim were engaged in a verbal dispute 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 Friday, June 15, 2019, 42 year-old Lonnell Britt, of Upper Marlboro, MD, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Bat).