Several arrested for rioting in DC, police say; additional suspects sought

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Updated  June 1, 2020 1:04pm EDT
FOX 5 DC

WASHINGTON - Authorities have arrested several people they say were involved in rioting in D.C. over the weekend. Police say over a dozen individuals were arrested between Saturday and Sunday night.

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Several arrested for rioting in DC, police say; additional suspects sought

Authorities have arrested several people they say were involved in rioting in D.C. over the weekend. Police say over a dozen individuals were arrested between Saturday and Sunday night.

Violent demonstrations with rioters setting fires, smashing windows and breaking into businesses in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minnesota were reported throughout the District. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the entire Washington, D.C., National Guard in to help with the response in the nation's capital and enacted an 11 p.m. curfew Sunday that extended into Monday morning.

Burglary Two offense -1300 block of Wisconsin Avenue, NW - Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 5:12 am. CCN 20-080-32
Burglary Two offense -800 block of H Street, NW - Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 5:00 am. CCN 20-080-150
Burglary Two offense - 400 block of 8th Street, NW - Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 2:27 am. CCN 20-080-150
Burglary Two offense -1200 block of K Street, NW - Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 2:03 am. CCN 20-080-277
Burglary Two offense -300 block of H Street, NW - Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 1:00 am. CCN 20-080-150
Arson and Burglary Two offense - 1600 block of K Street, NW - Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:30 am. CCN 20-080-415
Burglary Two offense – 1100 block of Vermont Avenue, NW – Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:28 am. CCN 20-080-398
Destruction of Property offense – 1500 block of H Street, NW – between Saturday, May 30, 2020 and Sunday, May 31, 2020, at approximately 12:13 am. CCN 20-080-291

REALTED: District braces for more demonstrations after weekend of violence, chaos

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Looters target DC businesses

FOX 5’s Maureen Umeh reports after looters target businesses in D.C. over the weekend.

The following were arrested and charged in D.C.:

-Antonio Lawrey, 30, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting

-Autumn Walker, 18, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting and Felony Destruction of Property

-Brandon Lisenby, 21, of Alexandria, VA, charged with Felony Looting

-Clarence Monte Jones, 34, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting

-Diawoo Kwadowo Kwadowo, 24, of no fixed address, charged with Theft

-Domonique Maxey, 26, of Northwest, DC, charged with Burglary One

-Eric Pineda, 18, of Woodbridge, VA, charged with Felony Rioting and Receiving Stolen Property

-Gideon Adomako-Jones, 20, of Alexandria, VA, charged with Felony Looting

-Issac Walker, 29, of Northwest, DC, charged with Felony Rioting

-Jae Hyuk Kwon, 22, of Baltimore, MD, charged with Felony Looting

-Jerry Johnson, 29, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, charged with Simple Assault

-Justin Paul, 20, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Destruction of Property

-Kevon Jackson, 27, of Northeast, DC, charged with Theft One and Possession with Intent to Distribute

-Lathan Martin Nathan, 30, of no fixed address, charged with Felony Rioting

-Monet Drummond, 31, of Southeast, DC, charged with Felony Rioting

-Sincerity Benson-El, 26, of Chesterfield, VA, charged with Burglary One

-Trayvon Strong, 24, of Northeast, DC, charged with Felony Rioting

-Henry Medrano, 24, of Hyattsville, MD, charged with Deface Private/Public Property

Officers have released images of individuals they say are being sought for additional incidents.