Darren Buchanan, 54, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty Tuesday by a Superior Court jury of aggravated assault while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
The verdict follows a four-day trial.
Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe has scheduled sentencing for September 20, 2024.
According to the government’s evidence, on July 2, 2019, the victim was riding on a Metrobus on Georgia Ave. NW when he kicked Buchanan’s daughter. After the victim got off the bus, Buchanan’s daughter called her mother—Buchanan’s wife—to tell her about what happened. They all agreed to meet at a nearby establishment.
Buchanan and his wife got into a taxi, and while they were on their way to meet their daughter, Buchanan noticed an individual who matched the description of his daughter’s attacker. Buchanan exited the taxi, grabbed a large tree branch, and hit the victim with the tree branch multiple times. The victim —who was unarmed—began running from Buchanan and eventually entered the market of a gas station located approximately ten minutes away from the location of the initial assault.
Buchanan followed the victim for several blocks. As seen on video surveillance, Buchanan peered through the window of the gas station market, saw the victim on the ground sweating and talking to himself, and entered. He then kicked the victim once in the chest and stomped on his head seven times.
As a result, the victim was rendered unconscious, was transported to the hospital, and has been receiving treatment at a rehabilitation centre since the attack for injuries related to the traumatic brain injury he suffered. After Buchanan assaulted the victim, he boasted about his assault to law enforcement personnel during a police interview.
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