Tywan Jamad Cummings Guilty of Armed Carjacking Spree, Washington DC, 2020

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Armed Carjacking Spree Ends with Guilty Plea

A 43-year-old Washington D.C. man has pleaded guilty to an armed carjacking spree in 2020. Tywan Jamad Cummings, a resident of Washington D.C., was taken into custody after a series of carjackings, during which he fired at responding police officers.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the crimes took place in May 2020. On May 17, Cummings pointed an AR-style rifle at a man in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., and stole the vehicle. He then drove to Maryland and carjacked a nurse outside a hospital in Prince George’s County at gunpoint.

The next day, Cummings fled from police in a stolen vehicle and crashed near a gas station in Southeast Washington, D.C. While fleeing on foot, he fired at Maryland and D.C. police officers with a handgun. Cummings then burglarized an occupied residence and hid in an upstairs bedroom, where he was arrested without incident.

Police recovered a .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun, an AR-style rifle, and over 100 rounds of ammunition from Cummings. No victims sustained physical injuries during the spree.

Cummings faces a maximum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine for carjacking. He also faces a mandatory minimum term of seven years’ imprisonment, which must run consecutive to the sentence on the carjacking conviction, for using, carrying, possessing, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Additionally, he faces a mandatory minimum term of five years’ imprisonment and a maximum sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment and a $75,000 fine for assaulting, resisting, or interfering with a police officer with a dangerous weapon.

A federal judge will determine the appropriate sentence after considering the applicable guideline range and other relevant factors.

U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Chief Pamela Smith commended the work of the Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement agencies that assisted in the case, including the Bowie, Montgomery County, and Prince George’s County Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emory V. Cole and Paul V. Courtney investigated and prosecuted the case.