Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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 Thursday, February 18, 2021, in the 500 block of 16th Street, Northeast.
At approximately 7:31 pm, the suspect and the victim were involved in a verbal altercation at the listed location. During the altercation, the suspect struck the victim with a bat then fled the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 44 year-old Gerald Roseby, of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Bat).