DC Man Busted After Victim Fights for Gun During Violent Pistol-Whipping Attack

A confrontation on 14th Street turned violent when a gun was pulled and the victim was struck during a struggle. Police made an arrest weeks later.

WASHINGTON, DC – A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a violent confrontation in Northwest DC in which a victim allegedly fought to gain control of a gun before being pistol-whipped. The September attack on 14th Street left the victim injured, but the incident was not reported to police until more than a month later.

Juma Michael Adams, 22, of Northeast DC, was arrested Saturday, November 7, on a D.C. Superior Court warrant charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon involving a gun. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the arrest followed an investigation into the September 19 confrontation in the 3200 block of 14th Street NW…

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