Arraignment for Man Who Punched His Girlfriend Repeatedly in the Face

            WASHINGTON – Nyzir Miles, 22, of Washington, D.C., was arraigned today at a hearing before the Honorable Robert Salerno on charges of assault with significant bodily injury and other charges stemming from multiple assaults on his former girlfriend in late 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

A grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia indicted Miles on September 10, 2025, on one felony charge of assault with significant bodily injury, as well as four additional misdemeanor charges: two charges of simple assault and two charges of obstructing, preventing, or interfering with reports to or requests for assistance from law enforcement agencies, medical providers, or child welfare agencies.   

           According to the government’s evidence, on September 2, 2024, around 11:00 p.m., near the 700 block of Decatur Place NE, Miles and his girlfriend had been driving around when they got into an argument and he punched her in the face. Several hours later, Miles again became angry with the victim, and, after taking her cell phone, began to punch the victim repeatedly in the mouth, causing her mouth to fill with blood to the point where the victim was reportedly choking and unable to breathe. An ambulance transported the victim to Howard University Hospital, where she was diagnosed with a dental fracture and several loose teeth, and a wire was inserted to hold her teeth in place. Approximately two months later, on November 10, 2024, Miles again assaulted the same victim and also reportedly interfered with the victim requesting assistance from law enforcement. 

           Joining in the announcement was Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.

           This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department. 

           This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ariel Lieberman and was also investigated by Assistant U.S. Attorney Janki Kaswala.

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