Metropolitan Police Charge Woman In Sunday Afternoon Southwest Assault
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 12:45 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News
WASHINGTON, DC.- The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has charged a 52-year-old woman in connection with a violent physical assault that occurred on Sunday during the afternoon hours in Southwest, D.C.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Sunday, January 12, 2025, shortly before 3:30 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s First District responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting an assault at the intersection of Independence Avenue and L’Enfant Plaza in Southwest, D.C.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a woman who reported while walking, she was approached by a female suspect who forced her to the ground and began attacking her with a sharp object. The victim sustained a laceration and was immediately transported by DC Fire and Emergency Service to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Based on the description provided by the victim, Police Officers located the suspect, later identified as Crystal Williams-Carter, 52, with an unknown address. Williams-Carter was taken into custody and formally charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.
Williams-Carter was processed on the charge and was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility pending future court proceedings in the District of Columbia Superior Court.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
