Police Charge Man In Last Saturday’s Northeast, D.C. Assault 

Sunday, January 11, 2026, 8:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- On Tuesday, a 56-year-old Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and detained after being charged in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred last Saturday in Northeast, D.C.

     According to Interim D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffrey W. Carroll, on Saturday, January 3, 2025, just shortly before 1:30 p.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of an assault on the 6200 Block of Dix Street in Northeast, D.C.

     Upon arrival, Responding Police Officers located a victim who reported that while on Dix Street, they were approached by a suspect, who began kicking them. A second suspect allowed his dog to bite him, and a third suspect assaulted them before all three fled the scene.

     On Tuesday, January 7, 2026, based on a description provided by the victim and area video surveillance footage, Police Officers located and arrested Dmminick Altamura, Jr., 56, of Northeast, D.C. Following being taken into custody, Altamura was formally charged with one count of Aggravated Assault; and Possession of a Controlled Substance. 

     Altamura was processed on the charges and was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

     The investigation remains active and ongoing, as the Police continue the search for the remaining two suspects. Anyone with information as to the identity and whereabouts of the two suspects is urged to contact the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or text your information to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. All calls and information will be kept confidential.

“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.”