Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District and the Youth and Family Services Division announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, in the 300 block of Parkland Place, Southeast.
At approximately 6:32 pm, the suspect approached the victims at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun, threatened the victims, and made sexually explicit comments toward a juvenile victim. The suspect was apprehended by responding officers.
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 36 year-old James Petticolas, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun), Indecent Sexual Proposal of a Minor and Felony Threats.