Woman Critically Hurt; Good Samaritan Leads Police To Stabbing Suspect

CHEVY CHASE, MD — A woman waiting on a bench at the Friendship Heights Metro station on Wisconsin Circle Monday was stabbed and suffered critical injuries, authorities said.

Marcus Dwayne Jackson, 39, of Washington, D.C., is in custody on charges including attempted second-degree murder, said Montgomery County Police.

About 9:21 a.m., officers from Montgomery County, Metro Transit Police Department and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department responded to the report of a stabbing. The 66-year-old victim was found with apparent stab wounds to her body. She was treated at the scene and taken to an area hospital, police said.

The victim was stabbed in the upper body and authorities said Jackson ran toward Washington, D.C.

A bystander who saw the attack called 911 and followed Jackson to the area of Connecticut and Western Avenues, where officers from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department took Jackson into custody.

Montgomery County Police detectives have obtained an arrest warrant charging Jackson with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, possession of a dangerous weapon with the intent to injure, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

Jackson has taken to a detention center in Washington, D.C., where he is awaiting extradition to Montgomery County.