A 40-year-old DC man faces first-degree felony murder and child cruelty charges following the death of an infant in his care last month, federal and local authorities announced.
Demetrius Beatty was arrested in connection with the August 16 death of a two-month-old child at an apartment in Southeast Washington, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Interim Metropolitan Police Department Chief Jeffery W. Carroll.
Beatty appeared before D.C. Superior Court Judge Dorsey Jones on September 17. Judge Jones found probable cause for the offenses of first-degree felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children, ordering Beatty held without bond until a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 28, 2026, before Judge J. Michael Ryan…