DC Man Indicted for Strangling His Romantic Partner

WASHINGTON - Tyrell West, 30, of Bowie, MD, was indicted by a D.C. Superior Court grand jury on three counts stemming from a November 2025 assault on a woman, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

West was indicted on February 2, 2026, on one count each of strangulation, threats to do bodily harm and simple assault.

According to the indictment, on November 26, 2025, West threatened to assault the victim, his romantic partner, and then punched her in the face and strangled her in the presence of their young child. The victim lost consciousness during the assault. She fled to a neighbor's apartment and called 911.

Joining in the announcement was Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department.

This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivis Hinerfeld.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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