GUILTY PLEA IN BRUTAL ASSAULT
The Lincoln Park Newsletter: Plea agreement follows assault of Capitol Hill man punched outside pharmacy near Eastern Market.
Decorations remain around the hill.
DC Man to Be Sentenced in December
BRUTALITY OF ATTACK SHOCKED CAPITOL HILL RESIDENTS
A 39-year-old Southeast man has pleaded guilty to felony assault in connection with the brutal attack of a Capitol Hill military veteran, an assistant U.S. attorney told the victim on Friday.
Coneleonte Marnseles Barrett, of Congress Heights, DC, pleaded guilty to felony assault with significant bodily injury on Oct. 16 and is scheduled to be sentenced in December. Barrett faces as much as three years in prison and up to a $12,500 fine.
He is being held without bond as he awaits sentencing. Barrett resides at 2709 Robinson Place SE Apt #201 Washington, DC 20020.
The violent attack occurred on Sept. 3 in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Ave. SE outside the CVS Pharmacy.
The victim, who was picking up his prescription at the CVS near Eastern Market, suffered a broken septum bone and his jaw also was broken in two places. The victim. A philanthropist who in August returned from delivering medical supplies to Haiti, the victim underwent successful surgery to repair the injury.
Video acquired by the police show that, after the attack, the suspect vehicle was driven down Pennsylvania Avenue SE to a second CVS Pharmacy on 12th Street SE. The truck parked in front and the suspect walked into the store, picked up a prescription in his own name, and then returned to the suspect truck.
CVS provided the name of the suspect and his address.
Police matched his name, quality photos and surveillance photos and identified Barrett as a suspect. On Monday, police arrived at his home and handcuffed him when he opened his door.
Barrett asked why he was being arrested, an affidavit said, and police said because of an assault on Pennsylvania Avenue SE the previous week. Barrett then acknowledged the attack on the victim, and said the victim had spit on him first.
Police video contradicts the suspect’s account.
Barrett has an arrest and conviction record that includes an assault with a dangerous weapon in 2013.
PARK SERVICE TREE REMOVAL, TRIMMING CONTINUES
NO NEW TREES IN SIGHT
The National Park Service has been pruning and cutting down trees in Lincoln Park this week.
But the NPS arborist acknowledged there is not a plan or even a concept of a plan to plant new trees.
SPOOKY
FESTIVE FALL
KENTUCKY AVENUE BLOCK PARTY TODAY
By Gina Arlotto
Just a reminder that the 100 block of Kentucky Ave block party is today. We have signs up to close the block from now until 10 pm. PLEASE move your car from the block so we can set up games and stuff for the kids.
If you don’t move your car it will become an art project for the kids to decorate. 😉
Feel free to join us for a fun day and potluck later. Bring a dish or drinks to share!
VOTING UNDER WAY IN D.C.
Photos by Karen Kelso
Early Vote Centers open today through Sunday, November 3, between the hours of 8:30 am and 7:00 pm. DETAILS HERE
Turkeys spotted
By Larry Jackson
These wild turkeys were seen in 3100 block of Rosemary Lane, Hyattsville, Maryland, just behind Northwestern High School.
Leaf Collection began this week.
https://dpw.dc.gov/leaf
Here’s the urn map
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1VAZgfCet1HjsOZBS8_WRa9vYzJILYqlRLcaXCnOL7Lw/edit?usp=sharing
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