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:
- On Saturday, March 1, 2025, at approximately 10:11 a.m., in the 200 block of K Street, Northeast. CCN: 25030232
- On Sunday, March 2, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., in the 200 block of 11th Street, Northeast. CCN: 25420951
- On Friday, March 21, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m., in the 600 block of G Street, Northeast. CCN: 25035658
- On Saturday, March 8, 2025, at approximately 8:05 a.m., and on Friday, March 14, 2025, between 12:00 a.m. and 8:06 a.m., in the 600- 700 blocks of F Street, Northeast. CCN: 25037225
The male suspect was also involved in the below offenses:
- On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at approximately 3:48 p.m., and on Monday, March 10, 2025, at approximately 3:48 p.m., in the 800 block of F Street, Northeast. CCN: 25035129
- On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at approximately 12:35 p.m., in the 600 block of G Street, Northeast. CCN: 25035658
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.