Crime & Safety
Stabbing Suspect Sought Related To Oct. 19 Assault Of Ashburn Woman
The incident reportedly occurred in a Sterling hotel and detectives seek help identifying a suspect.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has requested assistance identifying a suspect in the malicious wounding of an Ashburn woman that occurred Oct. 19 at a Sterling hotel.
Deputies were first alerted to Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne, where a 19-year-old woman arrived around 2:30 a.m. Oct. 19 with apparent stab wounds, according to the LCSO. A friend reportedly took the victim to the hospital where the victim reported that a male acquaintance assaulted her at a hotel should could not identify.
Investigators later determined that the incident occurred during a fight at party in a room of a hotel on the 45500 block of Dulles Plaza.
Detectives released a photo today of a suspect in the case and are asking for help identifying the man.
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Anyone with information about his identity or the incident, is asked to call Detective S. Petrakos of the LCSO’s Criminal Investigations Division at 703-777-0475. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can call Loudoun Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919; if the information provided to Loudoun Crime Solvers leads to an arrest and indictment, the caller could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1000.
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