Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sexual Assault Unit announce an arrest has been made in an Assault with Intent to Commit First-Degree Sexual Abuse offense that occurred on Friday, September 23, 2022, in the 900 block of Wharf Street, Southwest.

At approximately 3:20 pm, the suspect approached the victim inside an establishment at the listed location and attempted to engage in a forced sex act with the victim. The suspect then fled the scene and was apprehended by responding officers.

On Friday, September 23, 2022, 24 year-old Justin Mathis, of Capitol Heights, MD, was arrested and charged with Assault with Intent to Commit First Degree Sexual Abuse.