Sunday, October 5, 2025
  • Terms and conditions
  • Disclaimer
  • DMCA Policy
  • Cookie Policy
RHS News
  • U.S. News
  • Washington News
    • Kennewick News
    • Seattle News
    • Spokane News
    • Tacoma News
    • Vancouver News
    • Yakima News
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
RHS News
Home Washington News

Father Indicted Of Torturing And Drowning 5-year-old In Dc In October

by Paige Wuthrich
July 16, 2025
in Washington News
Father Indicted Of Torturing And Drowning 5-year-old In Dc In October

A grand jury indicted a father on a first-degree murder charge in his son’s death in October.

The day after Deandre Pettus Jr. was discovered dead inside a squalid Connecticut Avenue NW apartment, D.C. police charged his father, Deandre Pettus Sr., with cruelty to children, stating that they did not know how the youngster died and would await a medical examiner’s verdict.

Related posts

This Article Includes

  • 1 Related posts
  • 2 $498,000 Worth Of Narcotics And Illegal Vapes Seized In DC-Area During DEA Operation
  • 3 2 Firefighters, Including Oregon Man, Battling Wildfire In Washington State Taken Into Custody By Border Patrol
$498,000 Worth Of Narcotics And Illegal Vapes Seized In DC-Area During DEA Operation

$498,000 Worth Of Narcotics And Illegal Vapes Seized In DC-Area During DEA Operation

September 27, 2025
2 Firefighters, Including Oregon Man, Battling Wildfire In Washington State Taken Into Custody By Border Patrol

2 Firefighters, Including Oregon Man, Battling Wildfire In Washington State Taken Into Custody By Border Patrol

August 29, 2025

A grand jury filed an indictment last Thursday, alleging that Pettus Sr. “tortured and cruelly beat” his son. According to the accusation, he killed the infant “by drowning him on or about October 6th.”

However, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reports that the cause and manner of death for 5-year-old Deandre are unknown. Pettus Sr. was arraigned on the charges on Friday and is currently free on personal recognizance.

Pettus was charged with assault in May 2023 after a woman reported that he punched her in the face and threatened her with a pistol, according to court documents.

D.C. Child and Family Services took Pettus’ son and two daughters away, but the charges were dismissed nine months later for unknown reasons.

Pettus quickly regained custody of the children, and Child and Family Services began to supervise them.

Pettus has been told to keep away from his children. He has also been ordered to avoid the woman he allegedly assaulted until June.

A witness notified police. Deandre Pettus, the boy’s father, acknowledged hitting his son before contacting 911, according to court filings. According to a witness, Pettus admitted to hitting the decedent about the body and lying to first responders about the decedent’s fall into a wall. The witness also told authorities that he saw Deandre Pettus punch the decedent on previous occasions.

The child went to Murch Elementary School in Northwest.

Reference Article

ShareTweetPin
Previous Post

Mississippi Man Detained Following Weekend Fatal Shooting

Next Post

DC men Detained for kidnapping person And forcing them to withdraw money from ATM: MPD

Paige Wuthrich

Paige Wuthrich

Related Posts

$498,000 Worth Of Narcotics And Illegal Vapes Seized In DC-Area During DEA Operation
Washington News

$498,000 Worth Of Narcotics And Illegal Vapes Seized In DC-Area During DEA Operation

September 27, 2025
2 Firefighters, Including Oregon Man, Battling Wildfire In Washington State Taken Into Custody By Border Patrol
Washington News

2 Firefighters, Including Oregon Man, Battling Wildfire In Washington State Taken Into Custody By Border Patrol

August 29, 2025
12 People Detained In Washington State Multiagency Child Exploitation Investigation
Washington News

12 People Detained In Washington State Multiagency Child Exploitation Investigation

August 29, 2025
Mother Charged With Murder Following 3-year-old Discovered Dead With Bruises In Howard County, Police Say
Washington News

Mother Charged With Murder Following 3-year-old Discovered Dead With Bruises In Howard County, Police Say

August 22, 2025
DC man sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for fatal gender-reveal party shooting
Washington News

DC man sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for fatal gender-reveal party shooting

August 20, 2025
Police: Woman robbed while walking with walker in Northwest DC
Washington News

Police: Woman robbed while walking with walker in Northwest DC

August 19, 2025
Next Post
DC men Detained for kidnapping person And forcing them to withdraw money from ATM: MPD

DC men Detained for kidnapping person And forcing them to withdraw money from ATM: MPD

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Accident
  • Crime
  • Finance
  • Kennewick News
  • Missing Person
  • Politics
  • Tacoma News
  • U.S. News
  • Washington News
  • Weather

Recent News

  • Super Speeder Crackdown: More Than 100 Drivers Detained In Central Florida Under Dangerous Speeding Law
  • ICE arrests more than 800 in Illinois amid protests and sanctuary policies
  • FBI’s “Summer Heat” Operation Nets 8,629 Arrests And Seizes Tons of Drugs, Weapons
  • Woman body found in vacant lot: SLMPD
  • Illegal Immigrants Taken Into Custody After Man Killed In Hit-and-run In Central Florida

Category

  • Accident
  • Crime
  • Finance
  • Kennewick News
  • Missing Person
  • Politics
  • Tacoma News
  • U.S. News
  • Washington News
  • Weather

Important Pages

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Cookie Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • DMCA Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and conditions
No Result
View All Result
  • U.S. News
  • Washington News
    • Kennewick News
    • Seattle News
    • Spokane News
    • Tacoma News
    • Vancouver News
    • Yakima News
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Contact Us

© 2025 RhsNews.Co

Go to mobile version