MPD Nabs Northwest Assault Suspect

DC Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect who made threats with a knife in Northwest.

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Third District officers responded to the 1600 block of 14th Street, Northwest, for a report of a man with a knife. Officers discovered that the suspect had threatened the victim with a knife during a dispute. Officers canvased the immediate area and quickly located the suspect and placed him under arrest.

38-year-old Ernesto Marquez, of Queens, New York, was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) and Resisting Arrest.

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