Two Washington, D.C., residents are facing federal charges after being accused of a harrowing late-night kidnapping and carjacking, which occurred on the cold streets of the nation's capital and ended in a desperate bid with a stolen bank card in Maryland. Brian Allison, 54, and Angel Hall, 23, were slapped with a serious indictment, revealed U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, alongside FBI's David J. Scott and MPD Chief Pamela Smith, for their alleged crimes that have added another chilling chapter to the city's crime ledger.
The indictment details a sinister event on February 1, where the pair allegedly accosted the victim who was minding their own business outside a Subway store located at 4518 Benning Road, SE, Allison, armed with a gun, intimidated the victim into surrendering not only their vehicle—a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu—but also their wallet and phone, the latter two pacing the floor of the dark parking lot served only as a prelude to the night's terror.
According to the Department of Justice, the kidnappers took a frightening journey across state lines, finding their way to a tobacco store in Capitol Heights, Maryland, where they forced a $500 withdrawal from the victim's bank account. Their aimless driving led them to the 5700 block of Southern Avenue Southeast, where they abandoned the vehicle with the victim inside, not before Allison wiped down the car's interior and keys in an attempt to erase their tracks—a classic, yet futile, maneuver to dodge the long arm of the law.
The case has since been picked up by the FBI's Washington Field Office's Violent Crimes Task Force with the Metropolitan Police Department's collaboration, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emory Cole and David Lawrence steering the prosecution. As Allison and Hall sit in custody, the city catches its breath and hopes for justice, while the victim likely grapples with the echoing trauma of that bleakest hour when freedom was taken at gunpoint and fear rode shotgun.
