On Oct. 3, 19-year-old Ruddad Abdulgader approached two men at the C&O Canal, shouted homophobic epithets at them, and assaulted one of them in the face with a bottle. He pleaded guilty to “felony assault with bias intent” and “possession of a prohibited weapon” yesterday, reports Lou Chibbaro Jr. for the Washington Blade. Adbulgader and another man were arrested following the incident last month.

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America’s Most Wanted wants to know. Renee Rosenfeld, a producer of the show, wrote in to the D.C. Police 1st District Listserv yesterday, asking for information about “the beating [of] 2 guys waving a Rainbow flag near the White House on Tuesday night.” Rosenfeld wrote that “ABC videotaped” the incident but that they “are trying to ID the victims before they release the story.” Rosenfeld asks anyone with information in the incident to contact her. Do the right thing, D.C. Contact me first!