D.C. Superior Court Jury Convicts Man In March’s Northeast Armed Carjacking
Monday, November 25, 2024, 3:35 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Thursday, November 21, 2024, a District of Columbia Superior Court Jury found Maurice Edwards, 20, of Washington, D.C., guilty of Armed Carjacking; and Possession of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence in connection with his role in a March 2024 motor vehicle accident turned carjacking in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast, D.C.
Following the jury’s finding of guilt on Thursday, D.C. Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld accepted the verdict and filed it with the Superior Court. Judge Hertzfeld scheduled sentencing for January 22, 2025, at which time Edwards faces a mandatory minimum of 180 months in federal prison.
According To The U.S. Attorney’s Office
According to U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, during the evening hours of March 11, 2024, Edwards drove a car through a stop sign and struck the male victim’s vehicle at the intersection of 48th Place and Lee Street in Northeast, D.C., as the victim was returning home from work.
After striking the man’s car, Edwards and his co-conspirators jumped out of their car. Edwards then pulled a handgun on the man, causing him to flee from his driver’s side door. Edwards’ co-conspirators jumped into the man’s vehicle and drove away, and Edwards chased after the victim on foot and held him down, allowing his co-conspirators to escape with the man’s car.
