Devin Gatewood, Armed Robbery, District of Columbia 2022

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Armed Carjacking and Robbery Lands D.C. Man 5-Year Prison Sentence

A brazen armed carjacking and robbery in Northeast Washington’s Trinidad area has earned a 23-year-old D.C. man a five-year prison sentence.

Devin Gatewood, also known as James J. Williams, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery, one count of carrying a dangerous weapon, and one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle on November 3, 2022, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

According to the government’s evidence, Gatewood and an accomplice approached the victim, who was sitting in his parked vehicle in the 1100 block of Queen Street NE on the evening of August 28, 2022. The victim felt uneasy and got out of his car to make small talk with the men.

Gatewood produced what appeared to be a 9mm handgun and communicated to the victim that he was being robbed. The victim laid down on the ground, while Gatewood and the accomplice took his iPhone, Apple Watch, car keys, and cash.

The victim called the Metropolitan Police Department, and MPD officers quickly located the victim’s vehicle and followed it until it came to an abrupt stop. Gatewood jumped out of the vehicle’s driver’s seat and began to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended.

Gatewood has remained in custody since his arrest and will be placed on three years of supervised release after serving his prison term. The Honorable Jason Park sentenced Gatewood in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Robert J. Contee III commended the work of those investigating the case, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul V. Courtney, who investigated and prosecuted the case.

Gatewood was also on probation for a misdemeanor firearms conviction in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia at the time of the offense. The Honorable Heidi M. Pasichow revoked Gatewood’s probation and scheduled a sentencing hearing for March 13, 2023.