District 5

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN
Sex Offender Registry Unit
300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Room 3009, (202) 727-4407

PSA 503

Date: 05/20/2024

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is releasing the following information pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 22-4011, which authorizes MPD to inform the public of the location and other information pertaining to registered sex offenders who live, reside, work, or attend school in the District of Columbia.

The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a sex offense that requires registration with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and community notification by the Metropolitan Police Department. The District of Columbia requires everyone who has been convicted or found guilty by reason of insanity of a "registration offense," as that term is defined in D.C. Official Code § 22-4001(8), to register as a sex offender and provide periodic verification and updates to their records.

If this offender was sentenced to prison for this offense, s/he has already served that portion of the sentence and has been released, although a period of probation, parole, or supervised release may still remain. Unless indicated, S/HE IS NOT WANTED BY THE POLICE AT THIS TIME.  This notification is not intended to create fear, but rather to inform the public in order to permit individuals to take lawful steps for their own safety and that of their children.

Sex offenders have always lived in our communities, but it was not until the passage of D.C.'s sex offender registration law that both law enforcement officials and the community at large began to receive specific information concerning their whereabouts in the community. Abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate, harass, or harm registered sex offenders, their families, or their property will not be tolerated and is subject to prosecution. 

If you would like further information about a sex offender, have information about a wanted sex offender, or believe any information on this bulletin is in error, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department, Sex Offender Registry Unit, at 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001, phone: (202) 727-4407, or e-mail us at sexoffender.registry@dc.gov.
Name: Hicks, John Prentice
Home/Residence Address:
6700 Block of Reisterstown Baltimore, MD 21215
Work Address:
3100 Block of Ames Place NE Washington, DC 20018
Date of Birth: 11/17/1976 Age: 47
Height: 5 ft.9 in. Weight: 235
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Identifying Marks: tattoo on inner lower left arm "picture of a scorpian"; tattoo on outer lower right arm "janiah"; tattoo on upper left shoulder "in loving memory of jefferson hicks w/a picture"; tattoo on inner lower right arm "dameri"; tattoo on lower outer right arm "deamesha"; tattoo on upper right shoulder "picture of a broken heart with 2 swords going through"; scar lower back and chest from gunshot; scar on stomach from a cut
Offense of Conviction: Attempted kidnapping of a minor (under 18 years of age)  (List of Crimes)
Date of Conviction: 02/09/1997 Case No.: F6385-95B,C
Place of Conviction: District Of Columbia Class of Offense: B
Age of Victim: 16 Was Victim a Stranger? No
Offense of Conviction: Convicted of two or more qualifying sex offenses  (List of Crimes)
Date of Conviction: 07/28/2000 Case No.: 1999-FEL-007323
Place of Conviction: District Of Columbia Class of Offense: A
Date of Registration: 11/25/2008 Date of Last Verification: 06/23/2014
Wanted? No

There are 1223 registered sex offenders in the community in the District of Columbia.