D.C. subway rider charged with stabbing Metro Transit Police Officer in the face

On April 16, the U.S. Justice Department announced that 43-year-old Erik Schleehauf of Washington, D.C., was charged in Superior Court with assault of a police officer while armed, and, assault with a deadly weapon. Those charges stemmed from an April 15, 2025, attack of a Metro Transit Police Officer. Chief Michael Anzallo of the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) shared in making that announcement. 

Schleehauf made an appearance in court on Wednesday and was ordered held without bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for today, April 18, before Superior Court Judge Robert A. Salerno.  

Background: At approximately 2:26 p.m., on April 15 at the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro Station, an MTPD Sergeant observed Schleehauf attempting to evade his fare by standing up on the fare machine and jumping over the glass gates. The MTPD Sergeant followed Schleehauf as he walked towards the escalators and tried to stop him from exiting.

Schleehauf pulled out a sharpened, pointed tool, which he had hidden on his person, and began to stab the MTPD Sergeant in the face, causing puncture wounds. The MTPD Sergeant suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Other officers on the scene took Schleehauf into custody.  Following his arrest, Schleehauf was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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(Source: DoJ)
(Photo credits of Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro Station, Google Maps)

Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today
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