Police say a man who stabbed a couple on the train station’s platform made unwanted advances toward a woman, sparking an argument.
remains in a D.C. jail, where he is being held without bail, court records show. His attorney, Julie M. Swaney, did not respond to a request for comment.
Charging documents released this week revealed new details about the attack, which came just before the afternoon rush hour and forced Red Line trains headed toward Glenmont to bypass the Metro Center station for a time.The victims, who are in a relationship, told detectives the attack was precipitated by Turner making unwanted advances toward the woman. That sparked an argument between Turner and the man, and Turner stabbed him and the woman he was with, police said.
Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from Metrorail stations and saw that moments before the dispute, Turner had spoken to a man in a Sweetgreen restaurant uniform on a separate platform at the Metro Center station. Police saw that Turner had started his journey on that day at the Foggy Bottom station, less than a block away from a Sweetgreen.
Detectives arrived at the restaurant the next day to track down possible witnesses, including the man Turner had spoken with and a manager.identified Turner in a photo, and the manager said he was working in the back of the restaurant. Turner was arrested without incident, police said.In the charging document, authorities said Turner told police that the dispute began after he had said hello to a woman on the train platform, where she had been standing alone.
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