District Teen Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for Several Armed Robberies in July of 2023

WASHINGTON - Jahmius Brown, 19, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to more than nine years - or 115 months - in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies that took place on July 23, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Superior Court Judge Heidi M. Pasichow sentenced Brown to serve 40 months in prison for a robbery charge and 75 months for an armed robbery charge to be served consecutively for a total of 115 months. Judge Pasichow also ordered Brown to serve three years of supervised release.

Co-defendant Ricky Bronson, 18, of Washington, D.C., will be sentenced at a later date.

Brown and Bronson both previously pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery and one count of robbery in January of 2024. In exchange for their guilty plea, the government agreed not to pursue charges for two additional armed robberies that were alleged to have been part of defendants' crime spree.

According to the government's evidence, the first robbery occurred at the intersection of 2^nd and Bryant Streets, NW, as the first victim was walking down the 100 block of Bryant Street, NW, and observed one of the defendants standing on the corner and a blue sedan parked nearby. As the victim walked down the street, they were suddenly cut off by Brown, who told the victim to stop and then demanded that the victim hand over any valuables. Bronson exited the blue sedan, armed with a firearm, and the victim proceeded to hand over an iPhone and provided the defendants the password to it, per the defendants' demand. Both defendants then re-entered the blue sedan and fled the scene.

MPD later responded to 1331 D Street, NE for another report of an armed robbery. At this scene, detectives interviewed the victim, who stated that they were standing at the rear of a vehicle when another vehicle, a blue sedan, approached the victim from behind. The victim was first approached by Brown, who grabbed the victim's shoulder and said, "Don't scream." Co-defendant Bronson then approached the victim and pressed a gun into their stomach, to which the victim told both men to "Take whatever you want."

Bronson took the victim's cell phone and ordered the victim to unlock it. Brown then grabbed the victim's keys out of their pocket. Both defendants then fled the scene in the blue sedan. Six minutes later, officers responded to a call for an armed robbery in the 1000 block of F Street, NE. There, the victim told officers that they were walking down F Street when they heard a speeding vehicle and observed a blue sedan stop nearby. The victim observed two men get out of the vehicle, and one of them demanded that the victim, "Give me what you got," while the other man pulled out a gun and pointed it at the victim. The victim gave the defendants a cell phone and wallet, and both men fled the scene in the blue sedan.

In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tamara Rubb and Jacqueline Yarbro.

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