WASHINGTON — Twelve people are facing charges after police found a kidnapping victim, Thursday morning, while helping another agency search for a wanted man in Northwest D.C.
Officers were assisting U.S. Marshals in the 4000 block of Kansas Avenue NW, when they found 13 people inside a home around 6:30 a.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police then found an injured man with broken zip ties on his arms and legs. The man told officers he was being held against his will. Investigators said the man had been held at the home since Wednesday evening. For hours, he was allegedly assaulted as the suspects unsuccessfully tried to extort money from him.
The man was taken to an area hospital and is expected to survive.
While 12 people were arrested, only 33-year-old Davon Patterson has been charged with kidnapping. The other arrests include:
- 31-year-old Dominique Turner, of no fixed address, for Unlawful Entry
- 41-year-old Annette Hawkins, of Northwest, DC, for Unlawful Entry
- 31-year-old Jermonte Crutchfield, of Southeast, DC, for Unlawful Entry
- 36-year-old Megan Grimberg, of Northwest, DC, for Unlawful Entry and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance
- 41-year-old Davina Johnson, of Arlington, VA, for Unlawful Entry
- 56-year-old Deshawn Bowman, of Northwest, DC, for Unlawful Entry and Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
- 39-year-old Michael Davis, of Northwest, DC, for Unlawful Entry
- 49-year-old Kahlil Guy, of Southeast, DC, for Unlawful Entry
- 37-year-old Moses Williams, of Northwest, DC, for Unlawful Entry
- 41-year-old Danielle Gardner, of Northwest, DC, for Unlawful Entry
- 38-year-old Christopher Dixon, of Northeast, DC, for Unlawful Entry
Police have not said if the victim knew any of the suspects before the kidnapping.
