Darrow Joshua Johnson
Darrow Johnson, 34, of Clinton, Maryland, was stabbed in the head and abdomen in a physical therapy room at the Central Treatment Facility in Washington, D.C., on August 17, 2023, according to police and court documents. He was taken to a hospital in grave condition, and medical staff told detectives he had a non-survivable brain injury. He died at Washington Hospital Center on August 19, 2023, and the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by multiple stab wounds. Court documents describe an altercation between him and another person held at the facility.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Court documents say another person held at the Central Treatment Facility stabbed him in the head and abdomen, and the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple stab wounds.
Reported by: court documents; D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); police.