April 3, 2025
MPD Arrests Suspects in Defacing Private Property Offenses
(Washington, D.C.) – The Metropolitan Police announces the arrest of two suspects involved in defacing private property offenses involving Tesla vehicles in the District.
In the below offenses, a male and female suspect defaced private property by writing political hate speech on victims’ vehicles:
The male suspect was also involved in the below offenses:
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 49-year-old Justin Fisher of Northeast, turned himself in at an MPD District Station and was charged with eight counts of Defacing Public or Private Property.
On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 50-year-old Emily Fisher of Northeast, turned herself in at an MPD District Station and was charged with five counts of Defacing Public or Private Property.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating these offenses as potentially being motivated by Political Affiliation hate or bias as outlined in D.C. Official Code § 22-3701. The designation can be changed at any point as an investigation proceeds and more information is gathered. A designation as a hate crime by MPD does not mean that prosecutors will prosecute it as a hate crime.
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