Defendant Accosted a Minor in One Incident
WASHINGTON - Corey Keelin Bridges, 28, of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a pair of attacks on residents of an apartment building in Northeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Bridges pleaded guilty on Oct.19, 2022, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to one count each of attempted assault with a dangerous weapon, simple assault, and lewd, indecent, or obscene acts. Bridges will be sentenced on Jan. 6, 2023, by the Honorable Lynn Leibovitz. In addition to facing a prison term, Bridges will be required to register as a sex offender for 10 years.
According to the government’s evidence, Bridges assaulted residents of an apartment building in the 1400 block of E Street NE, on separate occasions. On May 4, 2022, at approximately 5 p.m., Bridges accosted a minor in the hallway of the building. He tried to pull down the minor victim’s sweatpants and pulled down his own shorts, exposing himself. The minor victim escaped into her apartment. On June 4, 2022, at about 4 p.m., he knocked on the door of an apartment in the same building and, when the resident opened the door, Bridges held a knife and a screwdriver to the victim’s stomach. The victim managed to avoid injury.
Bridges was arrested on June 4, 2022, and he remains in custody.
In announcing the plea, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Contee commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also expressed appreciation for the work of those who handled the cases at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Victim/Witness Advocate Christina Bloodworth, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Carlos A. Valdivia, Jared English, and Crystal Gaines, who investigated and prosecuted the matters.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
