WASHINGTON – Deondre Rogers, 20, and Hanif Brown,20, both of Washington, D.C., were sentenced today to 17 years and 14 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in anarmed carjacking and robbery spree committed in 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
“At 17-years-old in 2023, these defendants went on a crime spree—stealing cars, jewelry, and other personal possessions from their victims, with complete disregard for the people they harmed, and then callously showing off their stolen property on social media,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “This sentence sends a clear message: those who terrorize our community with violence and firearms will be held fully accountable.”
Both Rogers and Brown pleaded guilty on August 3, 2026, to one count each of carjacking, armed robbery, robbery, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of carrying a pistol without a license. The defendants were originally charged in an 87-count indictment.Brown was 17 years old at the time of the offenses, while Rogers turned 17 in April 2023 during the crime spree; both defendants were charged as adults pursuant to Title 16. The government sought a 17-year prison sentence for each defendant. Superior Court Judge Jason Park imposed the requested sentence on Rogers but sentenced Brown to 14 years pursuant to the Youth Rehabilitation Act, citing Brown’s lack of criminal history and expressed remorse.
According to the government’s evidence, on the afternoon of April 7, 2023, Rogers and Brown rear-ended a white Jeep inside the Third Street Tunnel while driving a stolen Mercedes sedan. The defendants exited the Mercedes sedan, pointed firearms at the Jeep’s two occupants, and demanded that they exit the vehicle. After the victims complied, the defendants entered the Jeep and drove away.
In the early morning hours of April 16, 2023, Rogers and Brown robbed another victim at gunpoint in the 1600 block of 5th Street NW. As the victim was walking with a friend, the defendants pulled up alongside them in a white Chevrolet sedan, and one of the defendants got out. Hepointed a firearm at the victim and demanded his keys and cell phone, as the second defendant remained seated in the Chevrolet sedan. The victim handed over his vehicle keys and cell phone. The defendants drove away in the Chevrolet sedan and the victim’s vehicle.
In the early morning hours of May 4, 2023, the defendants robbed two victims at gunpoint in the 1400 block of U Street NW. Rogers and Brown exited a white sedan, carrying handguns, and demanded the victims’ property. The defendants took two necklaces, an iPhone, a Louis Vuitton belt, a rose/white gold Audemars Piquet watch valued at approximately $40,000, and a gold and silver Rolex valued at approximately $7,000.
On the night of the robbery and in the days that followed, Rogers and Brown appeared in multiple videos, photographs, and a music video posted to social media that showed them wearing the stolen watches.
Joining the announcement was Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department.
In announcing the sentencing, U.S. Attorney Pirro and Interim Chief Carroll commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Travis Wolf and Brian Hanley, who prosecuted the case.
2025 CF3 003623; 2023 CF3 004265
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — District of Columbia — U.S. Department of Justice press release.