WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two teenagers have been arrested and charged after allegedly robbing individuals traveling on a scooter in Northwest, authorities announced Tuesday.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Third District officers responded to the intersection of Columbia Road and Harvard Street, Northwest, at approximately 9:48 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026, following reports of a robbery.
Investigators stated that the suspects, who were riding a moped, approached the victims as they traveled on a scooter and demanded their property. When one of the victims refused, one of the suspects gestured as if he possessed a weapon. The victims then complied with the demands, and the suspects fled the scene on the moped.
Responding officers canvassed the surrounding neighborhood, located both suspects nearby, and placed them under arrest. Police confirmed that property belonging to the victims was recovered from the suspects.
Authorities identified the suspects as 18-year-old Dylan Dion Boney, of Southeast, D.C., and 18-year-old Darnell Nathan, of Northwest, D.C. Boney was charged with robbery by force and violence. Nathan was charged with robbery by force and violence, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of unregistered ammunition, and possession of an unregistered firearm.
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