WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Metropolitan Police Department announced that an arrest has been made in connection with a stabbing that occurred earlier this month in Northeast Washington.
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, at approximately 2:32 a.m., two separate groups were involved in an argument in the 700 block of H Street, Northeast. The dispute escalated into a physical altercation, during which a suspect produced a knife and stabbed a victim. The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, and the victim was subsequently located at an area hospital receiving medical treatment for injuries.
Following an investigation by detectives, authorities identified the suspect as 35-year-old Darren Anthony Piles of District Heights, Maryland. On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, members of the department arrested Piles pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant. He has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
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