A 23-year-old Washington, D.C. man has been indicted by a Superior Court grand jury for allegedly threatening his former romantic partner with a firearm during an incident in October 2025. The indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro.
The charges include 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 man reportedly has two previous convictions for crimes of violence.
According to government evidence, the incident occurred on October 26, 2025, at about 6:20 p.m., when the accused argued with his child’s mother at an apartment complex on Oak Street NW. During the argument, he allegedly pointed a gun at her while she was holding their two-year-old son and threatened that if she were not holding the child, he would shoot her. The victim managed to call police from a nearby market. Authorities arrested the man at the scene and found a firearm in the closet of an apartment where he had been seen entering and exiting.
Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in making the announcement. The case is being investigated by both the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jasmine Dohemann is prosecuting the case.
Officials noted that “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.”