United States v. Gorham

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Criminal Action No. 18-08 (RDM) STEVEN GORHAM, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Defendant Steven Gorham’s motion to suppress physical evidence and statements. Dkt. 5. The relevant events occurred on December 4, 2017, when two Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) officers approached Gorham at the Woodland Terrace apartment complex. At first Gorham ignored them, looking instead at his cell phone, but, as soon as one of the officers addressed him, Gorham fled. After…