Jury Convicts D.C. Man of Kidnapping, Strangling and Assaulting His Romantic Partner

WASHINGTON - Raymond Dodd, 51, of Washington D.C., was found guilty by a Superior Court jury yesterday of charges stemming from an incident where he held his romantic partner captive in his apartment in March 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Dodd was found guilty of one count of kidnapping, one count of strangulation and two counts of simple assault on March 23, 2026. Sentencing is scheduled for May 29, 2026, before Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean.

According to the government's evidence, on March 5, 2024, the defendant and his romantic partner were in their apartment at 1300 H Street NE, Washington, DC. Dodd and his romantic partner got into an argument. During the argument, the defendant slapped the victim in the face and ordered her to go into the bedroom.

Inside the bedroom, the defendant tied the victim's hands behind her back and then tied her hands to her ankles and put her on the floor. The defendant also wrapped a scarf around her face so tightly that the victim had difficulty breathing. Dodd struck the victim in the face again and then urinated on her head. After several hours, the defendant fell asleep, and the victim was able to get one leg free. She then hopped to a neighbor's apartment to seek help with her hands still tied behind her back.

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

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Anne Cotter and Randy Fultz.  

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