A 23-year-old Washington, D.C. man has been indicted by a Superior Court grand jury for allegedly brandishing a firearm and threatening his former romantic partner during an argument in October 2025, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro.
The indictment, handed down on February 4, 2026, includes charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, unlawful possession of a firearm due to a prior conviction, possession of a firearm with an altered or obliterated serial number, and carrying a pistol without a license.
The case is scheduled for a status hearing on February 6, 2026, before Judge Carmen McLean in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Authorities stated that the defendant has two previous convictions for crimes of violence. The government alleges that on October 26, 2025, around 6:20 p.m., the man argued with his child’s mother at an apartment complex on Oak Street NW. During the dispute, he reportedly pointed a firearm at her while she was holding their two-year-old son and threatened her by saying that if she were not holding his son, he would shoot her. The victim managed to call police from a nearby market. Officers arrested the man at the scene and recovered a firearm from the closet of an apartment where he had been seen entering and exiting.
Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined in announcing the indictment.
The Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia are investigating this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jasmine Dohemann is prosecuting it.
“A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law,” according to the statement.
