Friday, July 16, 2021
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announce arrests have been made in reference to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) and Armed Carjacking (Gun) offenses that occurred in the Sixth and Seventh Districts.
Sixth District
- Armed Carjacking (Gun): On Thursday, July 15, 2021, at approximately 7:05 pm, the suspects approached the victim in the 5200 block of Clay Street, Northeast. One of the suspects brandished a handgun and took the keys to the victim’s vehicle. The suspects then fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. CCN: 21-097-641
On Thursday, July 15, 2021, 18 year-old Ambria Farmer, of Temple Hills, MD, and 18 year-old Joshua Simmons, of Northeast, DC, were arrested and charged with Armed Carjacking (Gun). Pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, Simmons was charged with the below additional offense:
Seventh District
- Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun): On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at approximately 5:01 pm, the suspect approached the victims in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast. The suspect brandished a handgun and threatened the victims. The suspect then fled the scene. CCN: 21-088-852