Driver Accused of Stabbing 2 People in Georgetown

Police have charged a driver with stabbing two people in the Washington Harbour area of Georgetown Sunday night.

Uniformed Division Officers of the Secret Service were conducting a routine patrol in the 3000 block of K Street when they came across the incident at around 7:30 p.m.

There's no word on what led to the stabbing, but authorities say Yohannes Deresses was taken into custody. Police say Deresses is "some sort of taxi or sedan driver.

The condition of the victims is not known at this time.

Deresses is charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

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