WASHINGTON – Dajuane Goode, 25, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in connection with his possession of fentanyl in the 900 block of Franklin Street in Northeast D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
“Trafficking fentanyl, a lethal poison, is inherently dangerous, but combining bulk narcotics with armed carjacking shows a reckless contempt for public safety,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “We will not allow violent drug traffickers to treat D.C. as their personal escape route or poison our community with their deadly narcotics. Today’s plea ensures Dajuane Goode will be held accountable for the chaos he created.”
Goode pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to unlawful possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Goode also pleaded guilty to carjacking in a separate case (26-cr-17). The Honorable Dabney L. Friedrich, who accepted the plea, scheduled sentencing for February 26, 2027.
According to plea documents, on February 13, 2024, Goode contacted the victim to meet him in Southeast D.C. When the victim arrived in a vehicle, Goode got into the passenger seat, unzipped his jacket and pointed a gun at the victim. Two other individuals came over to the car and pointed guns at the victim. Goode and the other individuals forced the victim into the trunk of the car and then Goode got into the driver’s seat and drove off. The victim was ultimately able to open the emergency release from the trunk and dive out of the trunk while Goode was still driving the car.
Further, on May 28, 2024, Goode was driving a 2023 Gray BMW X3 bearing Virginia tag, in Maryland, when he was spotted by an officer with the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD). This vehicle was identified as the suspect vehicle from an armed robbery that happened on May 11, 2024. The officer activated his emergency lights and sirens and tried to stop the defendant, but the defendant fled. PGPD had a helicopter activated and positioned overhead and were authorized to pursue the vehicle as it entered the District of Columbia. The vehicle came to a stop in the 900 block of Franklin Street NE. The defendant got out of the driver’s door and fled on foot towards the area of 12th and Jackson Streets NE. While the defendant ran, footage from the helicopter camera showed him clutching a dark object under his right arm.
During his flight, Goode entered the south alley behind the 900 block of Evarts Street NE and began jumping over residential fences. The defendant eventually entered the rear yard of 913 Evarts Street NE and threw two items over the fence into the yard next door—911 Evarts Street NE. He threw one item, regrouped, and then threw a second item. The defendant continued his flight and hid in the rear of 2624 10th Street NE. The officer found the defendant there, and tried to detain him, but the defendant continued running. Goode eventually tried to jump over a fence in the alley behind 10th Street NE, but the officer caught up to him and tried to detain him. The defendant threw the officer to the ground and ran back towards Evarts Street. The defendant was ultimately apprehended after jumping over a small fence into a gulch outside of an apartment building at 2607 Reed Street NE (across the alley from the yards he ran into on Evarts Street NE during the earlier part of his flight).
The pills and the bag recovered from the yards in Evarts Street, NE.
The case was investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office with valuable assistance from the DEA and the Prince George’s County Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caelainn Carney.
25-cr-00329
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — District of Columbia — U.S. Department of Justice press release.