D.C. Man Arrested for Murder of His Mother

           WASHINGTON – Ricardo Botts, 36, of Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with a homicide that occurred in the early morning hours of September 21, 2025, in Southeast D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. 

           Botts made his initial appearance before Superior Court Magistrate Judge Heide Herrmann on September 23, 2025, where Judge Herrmann found probable cause that Botts committed the offense of second-degree murder while armed and ordered that Botts be held without bond pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 7, 2025.

           According to court documents, Botts, attacked his 66-year-old mother in the living room of their shared home, stabbing her repeatedly in the head and face. She died within 36 hours. Immediately after the assault, Botts fled from the rear of the home as police officers arrived on scene. The Capital Area Regional Task Force found and arrested Botts in Chantilly, Virginia, on September 22, 2025. 

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

           This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel Bromwich.

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