D.C. Man Admits to Carjacking In Northeast Washington, Sentencing Scheduled For August

DEBARYLIFE – After a violent carjacking event rocked a neighborhood in Northeast Washington earlier this year, a 19-year-old District man quickly entered a guilty plea.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Antwan Mitchell, a resident of Washington, D.C., acknowledged his involvement in the carjacking on February 6th, when he and his unidentified accomplices exploited a gullible rideshare driver.

In a statement, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves’ office and the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Pamela A. Smith, said that Mitchell was arraigned in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and chose to enter a guilty plea to the one carjacking offense against him.

In the 200 block of Kenilworth Avenue NE, where Mitchell and his friends started their poorly thought-out plan, the drama began just as the rideshare driver had ended his fare.

The Crime Revealed During the Plea Hearing

Mitchell and his group had encircled the driver, and one of the attackers had flashed a rifle very close to the driver. After the scary incident, the driver surrendered his car and wallet.

The driver of the stolen SUV was left in a precarious situation when Mitchell and his accomplices, who remain anonymous, escaped. But in a swift and almost poetic display of justice, MPD police found the stolen car and, shortly after, the other car linked to the crime, which enabled Mitchell to be apprehended. Sadly, the accomplices are still evading capture.

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Judge Jason Park is set to impose the sentence on August 5, which is when Mitchell will find out his destiny. The quick arrest shows how committed the MPD is to getting such blatant conduct off the streets.

The gun, found in the other car, is a silent reminder of the possibility of violence in these kinds of situations. At least one of the offenders has been brought to justice thanks to the diligent investigation of the Metropolitan Police Department and the prosecutorial work of Assistant United States Attorney Sabena Auyeung.

The plea and other case-related information are available to the public on the U.S. Attorney’s Office website.