The Metropolitan Police Department recently reported the apprehension of a suspect involved in a violent robbery in the Northwest part of the city. The arrest was made after a woman was assaulted and her phone was stolen.
Last Tuesday, September 23, an altercation took place around 5:50 a.m. A 39-year-old Northwest D.C. local, Gregory Woods Jr., is accused of attacking the victim from behind as she walked along the 4200 block of Connecticut Avenue. According to the Metropolitan Police Department's report, the suspect allegedly began strangling the woman before taking her phone and making an escape.
Woods was detained by detectives yesterday, a week following the incident. Upon his arrest, he was charged with Assault with Intent to Kill, Felony Strangulation, and Robbery. The police department has expressed gratitude to the several agencies that aided in the investigation and subsequent arrest.
Involved in bringing the case to a close were the Metro Transit Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United States Secret Service, and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, all of whom the Metropolitan Police Department has thanked.
