D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Spree

Grimy Times Exclusive: In a shocking turn of events, 19-year-old Isaiah Green of Washington D.C. pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Green, a resident of Washington D.C., was charged with robbing two victims, D.H. and E.C., at gunpoint in separate incidents on August 19, 2023, and December 3, 2023, respectively. The robberies, which were facilitated through Facebook Marketplace, resulted in the theft of over $1500 in cash, credit cards, debit cards, and other valuables.

According to the evidence presented in court, Green and an accomplice targeted D.H. after the victim had seen a Stihl brand saw advertised for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The two men immediately grabbed D.H. and robbed him at gunpoint, taking his cell phone, wallet, credit and debit cards, and checks totaling $1500. A citizen came to D.H.’s aide after the robbery and called 911.

In the second incident, E.C. arranged to buy a Hilti Laser from a purported seller on Facebook Marketplace. However, when E.C. arrived at the agreed-upon location, two assailants approached him, held him at gunpoint, and robbed him of his wallet, containing cash and bank cards, and an iPhone 13. The gunmen then pointed their guns at E.C.’s wife and rifled through the center console of the car, taking additional cash and a card.

After a thorough investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department and Prince George’s County Police, detectives obtained evidence from Facebook about the accounts used to set up these and other crimes. They used this information to identify Green and obtained a search warrant for his residence, which they executed on December 21, 2023. During the search, police found a phone on Green’s bed linked to the Facebook account used in the robbery of D.H, E.C.’s wallet, credit cards, and identification card on a dresser in the same room, and the Hilti laser and box used to lure E.C. from his car.

Green pleaded guilty to the charges before the Honorable Lynn Leibovitz on May 2, 2024, and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 5, 2024. This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and has been prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Iris McCranie and Elizabeth Van Haasteren.