Washington, DC, mother Antoinette Forbes remains missing more than two weeks after she was last seen on September 4. A newly surfaced court document reveals the extent of a violent 2021 assault involving her former partner, Russell Ashford.
Authorities have, however, stressed that Ashford has not been named as a suspect in Forbes’ disappearance. Prosecutors alleged Ashford arrived unexpectedly to collect his son despite not being on the approved pickup list. Staff reportedly refused the request, after which Ashford allegedly became confrontational with a camp counselor. The counselor later filed a formal report.
Ashford, 65, was recently arrested in Pennsylvania on an alleged probation violation linked to a July incident involving the couple’s 10-year-old son. Forbes was reported missing on September 6 after friends discovered her car, phone, wallet and dog at her Nebraska Avenue Northwest home in Washington , DC. Authorities also cited a separate July 16, 2026, incident at the child’s summer camp.
She was due to travel to California with her son just days later to visit relatives.
Sister says family never knew about alleged abuse
“Just wrapping our minds around that, it’s unfathomable. She believes Antoinette intentionally hid the abuse to protect her family. “She wanted to protect us from it.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Forbes’ sister, Aileen, said the family had no idea Antoinette had endured severe domestic violence. “Antoinette did not tell us at all about the assault in 2021,” Aileen said. She did not want us to have any involvement with Russell,” Aileen told Fox News Digital.
