The Washington, D.C., man who was wanted in connection to an Aug. 2 shooting that injured one man near Montgomery College’s Rockville campus has been arrested, according to Rockville City police.
Isaiah Warren Simpson, 33, was arrested by the Montgomery County Department of Police’s Repeat Offender Unit in the District on Thursday morning, according to public information officer Jason West.
Simpson is facing charges of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, illegal possession of a regulated firearm and having a loaded handgun on a person, according to police on social media.
Simpson is being held in the District pending a hearing on his extradition to Montgomery County, according to West. In an email to MoCo360, West said he was unsure where Simpson is being held and the extradition hearing date.
Digital court records regarding Simpson’s charges and legal representation were not immediately available Thursday afternoon.
In a statement Thursday, West said the Rockville police department worked with the county police department’s repeat offender unit and the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force “to bring Simpson to justice.”
Earlier this morning, Isaiah Warren Simpson was arrested in Washington D.C. in connection to the August 2nd shooting that occurred in the 400 block of College Parkway. RCPD worked with the MCP’s ROPE Unit and the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force to apprehend Simpson. pic.twitter.com/ltOkhQlKuL
— Rockville City Police Department (@RockvilleCityPD) October 24, 2024
On Aug. 4, Rockville detectives identified Simpson as a suspect in the shooting, according to a statement posted on the city government’s website. Police said Simpson is prohibited from possessing firearms, though the statement did not say why.
A search of Maryland and D.C. online court databases showed a man with the same name and age as Simpson was convicted of a first-degree assault charge in 2018 and served three years of supervised probation.
At about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 2, Rockville police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to the 400 block of College Parkway for the report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers found a man outside of a residence suffering from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said in an Aug. 2 statement. The man was transported to an area hospital and was listed in stable condition at the time.
The shooting prompted Montgomery College to place its Rockville campus at 51 Mannakee St. on lockdown for at least 30 minutes while police searched the grounds and surrounding areas for suspects.
After the lockdown was lifted, a “heavy police presence” remained in the area of the campus, Route 355 and College Parkway, the community college said Aug. 2 on social media.
Rockville police said at the time there was “no evidence to believe the shooting is connected to Montgomery College.” The college also has campuses in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and Germantown.
