Tag: DC crime
Michael Stuckey, Gun Running, District of Columbia 2023
Michael Stuckey, 36, will spend the next 13 years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sprawling firearms and narcotics operation that flooded the streets of Washington D.C. with illegally obtained weapons, some modified for fully automatic fire. Judge Loren L. AliKhan handed down the 160-month sentence today, a stiff penalty…
Derrick Thomas Martin, Dumped Narcotics and Loaded Handgun, Washington 2023
A Southeast D.C. man is facing a long stretch behind bars after a desperate attempt to ditch a cache of narcotics and a loaded handgun out his apartment window last fall. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, was convicted yesterday following a federal trial, a victory for the city battling a rising tide of fentanyl and gun…
Derrick Thomas Martin, Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking, Maryland 2024
A brazen attempt to dump a deadly payload nearly hit a child in Southeast DC. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, now faces a lengthy federal prison sentence after a jury convicted him yesterday on multiple charges stemming from a November raid where he hurled a backpack containing a loaded handgun, enough fentanyl to kill thousands, and…
Derrick Thomas Martin, Gun and Fentanyl Dumping, Washington DC, 2023
A DC apartment turned into a crime scene last November when a career criminal attempted a desperate toss of drugs and a loaded handgun out a window as the police closed in. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, now faces a lengthy federal prison sentence after a jury found him guilty on multiple charges related to drug…
Derrick Thomas Martin, Gun and Narcotics Dumping, Washington DC, 2023
A D.C. man with a rap sheet stretching back years is facing a lengthy federal prison term after a desperate attempt to ditch evidence failed spectacularly. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, tossed a loaded handgun and a massive cache of narcotics out of his apartment window as federal agents closed in, a move that sealed his…
Gianni Robinson, Armed Robbery, District of Columbia 2023
A decade and a half behind bars. That’s where Gianni Robinson, 28, will spend the next 126 months after federal prosecutors secured a conviction for orchestrating a series of brazen armed robberies targeting a Walgreens in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court, closes the book on a seven-month crime…
David Oday Smith, Possession of Loaded Firearm, Washington D.C., 2023
David Oday Smith, a man already branded a killer, is trading the streets of D.C. for a federal prison cell. The 39-year-old was sentenced to 24 months behind bars this week for possessing a loaded .40 caliber Glock, a violation that sent him back to lockup not because of the gun itself, but because of…
Derrick West Avoids Jail for Armed Carjacking, DC, 2023
A wave of terror gripping DC streets last fall culminated in a shocking courtroom decision this week: 18-year-old Derrick West walked free, despite admitting to armed carjacking, gun charges, and multiple robberies. The lenient sentence—48 months suspended, 18 months probation—has ignited fury from prosecutors and raised serious questions about accountability for violent youth crime in…
Gianni Robinson, Walgreens Armed Robberies, Washington DC, 2023
A brazen scheme to repeatedly rob a Chinatown Walgreens has landed one man over a decade in federal prison. Gianni Robinson, 28, was sentenced to 126 months – 10 and a half years – today for orchestrating seven armed robberies of the store located at 801 7th Street NW in Washington D.C. The feds say…
Michael Stuckey, Firearms Trafficking and Drug Distribution, DC, 2023
Michael Stuckey, 36, will spend the next thirteen years and four months locked up after a federal judge handed down a stiff sentence today for running guns and drugs through the nation’s capital. The Southeast DC resident pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking and drug distribution, charges that carry significant weight given his already extensive criminal…
