Teen arrested after bottle attack in Northwest DC
WASHINGTON, DC – A 19-year-old from Maryland has been arrested after police say he attacked a man with a bottle during an early morning altercation in Northwest.
On August 17 at about 6:00 a.m., the suspect and victim got into a verbal dispute in the 2200 block of 8th Street NW. Police said the suspect then pulled out a bottle and struck the victim before fleeing the scene.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A short time later, police arrested 19-year-old Myles Selby of Waldorf, Maryland. He was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Bottle).
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Key Points
- Assault happened August 17 around 6 a.m. on 8th Street NW
- Victim hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries
- Suspect Myles Selby, 19, arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon