Tag: Washington D.C.
Driver Smith, Manslaughter, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read On a sweltering summer day, July 30, 2023, Iesha Marks pulled the trigger, firing multiple shots into a Washington D.C. street, killing 46-year-old Donald Childs. Her getaway driver, Daniel Bangura, sped away, leaving Childs to bleed out on the sidewalk. Bangura, 22, of Washington D.C., was sentenced to 66 months in…
DeAngelo Lewis, Armed Robbery of Postal Carriers, Maryland 2022
⏱ 5 min read It was a brazen crime spree that terrorized mail carriers across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. – a string of armed robberies that netted nearly $1 million in stolen funds. DeAngelo Lewis, a 30-year-old Washington, D.C. man, is now headed to prison for his role in the heists. The crimes unfolded…
Antonio Gaither, Violent Carjacking, Washington 2024
⏱ 3 min read A teenage carjacking kingpin has gotten a lucky break in Washington D.C. after a string of robberies and carjackings in September 2024. Seventeen-year-old Antonio Gaither was sentenced to a fully suspended sentence, with just 18 months of supervised probation, for a carjacking and two robberies that took place in September 2024.…
Laura Lee Dudley, Credit Card Theft, District of Columbia 2020
⏱ 3 min read A former non-profit employee got 11 months in the slammer for using her employer’s corporate credit card to go on a shopping spree, racking up $333,000 in unauthorized purchases. Laura Lee Dudley, 45, exploited her position as an accountant to make personal buys on Amazon, including gift cards, electronics, and beauty…
Dontrey Bell, Transportation of Child Pornography, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old man from Washington D.C. was convicted of transporting child pornography after a witness found disturbing videos of him in a child’s bedroom. According to court documents, a woman discovered five videos and one image on a phone showing Dontrey Bell sneaking into a girl’s bedroom and engaging in explicit…
Six Individuals Charged, Auto Theft, District of Columbia 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen auto-theft ring that stole at least 20 cars in the Washington D.C. area and Pennsylvania has been busted. The six defendants allegedly reprogrammed the vehicles with blank key fobs and sold them to buyers in the U.S. and Ghana. According to the indictment, the conspirators used electronic devices to…
Pierre Black, Fentanyl Trafficking, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read A notorious fentanyl kingpin peddled death in Washington D.C.’s streets, selling 80,000 potentially lethal doses to undercover officers. Pierre Black, 63, operated a storefront in the 700 block of H Street NE, where he kept a loaded gun and cooked up his deadly wares. According to investigators, Black’s operation was a…
Robert Lee, Gun Theft, District of Columbia 2023
⏱ 2 min read A convicted sex offender was caught carrying a stolen shotgun on a DC Metro bus, sparking outrage and raising questions about public safety. Gerald Anthony Evans, 30, boarded a WMATA bus on December 10, 2024, without paying his fare. When a Metro Transit Police officer stopped him, Evans revealed a Mossberg…
Edner Escarne, Tax Evasion, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read A six-year tax scam has finally unraveled for former U.S. Treasury manager Edner Escarne, 52. He was arrested at his Washington D.C. residence and charged with four counts of tax evasion and five counts of failing to file a tax return. Escarne earned over $1 million in government salary between 2019…
Antonio Nicks, Obstruction of Justice, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 34-year-old Washington D.C. man, Antonio Nicks, has pleaded guilty to obstructing a homicide investigation. The probe was into the 2022 stabbing death of Brittany Palmer. Nicks was called to testify under oath in a Superior Court grand jury proceeding. During his grand jury testimony, Nicks declined to answer certain questions…
