Teen Son Charged in Murder of Dad, 46: Report

ARLINGTON, VA -- Arlington County Police have charged a teen relative with murder of a 46-year old Arlington man, after a stabbing during a domestic incident Friday night in a neighborhood near Glebe Road and Route 50 (see map below).

Police identified the deceased as Dennis Adams, 46, who lived in the 3600 block of 3rd Street South in Arlington.

NBC-4 reported on the air Saturday that the relative is the son of the deceased man.

The incident started out Friday night, shortly after 8 p.m., when Arlington County Police officers were dispatched to area for an assault with injuries, police said.

Arriving officers located a juvenile male suffering from minor injuries, according to police. A police unit responding to the scene was flagged down by medics at the intersection of S. Glebe Road and 3rd Street S., where a second male victim suffering from numerous stab wounds was located.

The second victim, Adams, 46, of Arlington, was transported to George Washington University Hospital Trauma Center where he was pronounced deceased, police said.

The juvenile male was able to provide police with a detailed account of the events that occurred, police said. Through the course of the investigation though, detectives uncovered a number of inconsistencies in the juvenile’s account of these events and other evidence that led them to believe his account was fabricated, according to police.

The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit has determined that the stabbing resulted from a domestic incident that took place in a residence in the 3600 block of 3rd Street S.

Detectives have charged a 17-year-old relative of the victim with murder and stabbing while committing a felony.

Anyone with information about this incident and/or who may have observed anything suspicious in the area is asked to contact Detective S. Bertollini of the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4243 or Sbertollini@arlingtonva.us. Information may also be provided anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).