Monday, August 10, 2020
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Sunday, August 2, 2020, in the 1200 block of Mount Olivet Road, Northeast.
At approximately 9:35 pm, the suspect and victim were engaged in a verbal altercation in an establishment at the listed location. The suspect brandished a knife and stabbed 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, August 7, 2020, 43-year-old Courtney Lynn Philips, of Southwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.