Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon for Driving with Girlfriend on the Hood of His Car

            WASHINGTON –Paul Camby, 51, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty by a jury of assault with a dangerous weapon and other charges, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The verdict was returned in the late afternoon on July 24, 2024, following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

            The Honorable Lynn Leibovitz scheduled sentencing for September 27, 2024.

            According to the government’s evidence, on June 3, 2024, at approximately 6:00 a.m., Camby, after getting high on cocaine and drinking whiskey, went to his apartment parking garage to drive his car. Camby’s girlfriend got in front of the car to prevent him from driving while intoxicated, because she was concerned for his safety and the safety of the public. Camby drove forward into his girlfriend, which caused her to end up on the hood of the car. Camby proceeded to drive out of the parking garage and continued driving with his girlfriend on the hood of the car for about two blocks on Third Street, Northeast. An eyewitness described Camby trying to swerve the car back and forth in an attempt to throw his girlfriend off the hood of the car, and in so doing, narrowly missed hitting other cars that were parked on both sides of the street. Camby eventually brought the car to a stop, and two eyewitnesses observed Camby striking his girlfriend and intervened until Metropolitan Police officers arrived and placed Camby under arrest. Surveillance video from the parking garage and a 911 call placed by the victim provided corroboration for the offense. 

            This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

            This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Covert and Monisha Rao from the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section.