Iconic monuments defaced in Washington DC: Looters arrested and charged with felony rioting
Following last Monday’s brutal and murderous death of Minneapolis resident, George Floyd, Washington D.C., like many other major U.S. cities including Chicago, Philadelphia, and Tampa, was home to protests that began peacefully but devolved into arson, looting and vandalism.
In our nation’s capital on the nights of May 29, 30 and 31, protesters, a.k.a. rioters, clashed with police culminating in raucous crowds outside of the White House with fires being set nearby, and the vandalizing of several of D.C.’s iconic and historic monuments.
Concerned for the president’s safety during the melee, U.S. Secret Service personnel rushed President Donald Trump into a bunker underneath the White House as crowds closed in on the White House grounds.
“It wasn’t long,” a senior administration official said of the action taken to protect the president, “but he went.”
The Secret Service said that “demonstrators repeatedly attempted to knock over security barriers, and vandalized six Secret Service vehicles” on Saturday, leading to one arrest.” ~ Fox News
And the anger exhibited by the crowds also resulted in the vandalizing and defacing of several D.C. monuments as described in a tweet by the National Mall National Park Service.
The affected monuments, photos of which were posted in a tweet by the National Mall National Park Service (NPS), included the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the statue of General Casimir Pulaski. It is not clear to what extent any other monuments might have been vandalized. ~ MSN
Police in D.C. have been on the job during the recent riots and reported making numerous arrests, charging rioters with felonies and seeking the public’s help in identifying additional vandals and looters.
Between Saturday, May 30, 2020 and Sunday, May 31, 2020, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department made the following arrests:
- Antonio Lawrey, 30, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting
- Autumn Walker, 18, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting and Felony Destruction of Property
- Brandon Lisenby, 21, of Alexandria, VA, charged with Felony Looting
- Clarence Monte Jones, 34, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting
- Diawoo Kwadowo Kwadowo, 24, of no fixed address, charged with Theft
- Domonique Maxey, 26, of Northwest, DC, charged with Burglary One
- Eric Pineda, 18, of Woodbridge, VA, charged with Felony Rioting and Receiving Stolen Property
- Gideon Adomako-Jones, 20, of Alexandria, VA, charged with Felony Looting
- Issac Walker, 29, of Northwest, DC, charged with Felony Rioting
- Jae Hyuk Kwon, 22, of Baltimore, MD, charged with Felony Looting
- Jerry Johnson, 29, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, charged with Simple Assault
- Justin Paul, 20, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Destruction of Property
- Kevon Jackson, 27, of Northeast, DC, charged with Theft One and Possession with Intent to Distribute
- Lathan Martin Nathan, 30, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting
- Monet Drummond, 31, of Southeast, DC, charged with Felony Rioting
- Sincerity Benson-El, 26, of Chesterfield, VA, charged with Burglary One
- Trayvon Strong, 24, of Northeast, DC, charged with Felony Rioting
- Henry Medrano, 24, of Hyattsville, MD, charged with Deface Private/Public Property
Investigators in D.C. have obtained surveillance footage and seek the public’s assistance in locating and identifying additional suspects who took part in these incidents. The suspects can be seen in the photos below:
Destruction of Property offense – 1500 block of H Street, NW – between Saturday, May 30, 2020 and Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:13 am. CCN 20-080-291
Burglary Two offense – 1100 block of Vermont Avenue, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:28 am. CCN 20-080-398
Arson and Burglary Two offense – 1600 block of K Street, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:30 am. CCN 20-080-415
Burglary Two offense -300 block of H Street, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 1:00 am. CCN 20-080-150
Burglary Two offense -1200 block of K Street, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 2:03 am. CCN 20-080-277
Burglary Two offense – 400 block of 8th Street, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 2:27 am. CCN 20-080-150
Burglary Two offense -800 block of H Street, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 5:00 am. CCN 20-080-150
Burglary Two offense -1300 block of Wisconsin Avenue, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 5:12 am. CCN 20-080-32
Anyone who can identify these individuals or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.
(Source: Metropolitan Police Department)
Posted by: Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Follow Richard on Facebook and Twitter
