Jahmius Brown, a 19-year-old District native, has been handed down a sentence of more than nine years in prison for his involvement in a string of armed robberies last year. The sentencing, which was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department come after Brown's previous guilty plea to one count each of armed robbery and robbery.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Judge Heidi M. Pasichow, presiding over the case, imposed concurrent sentences of 40 months for the robbery and 75 months for the armed robbery, amounting to a total incarceration of 115 months followed by three years of supervised release. Despite having pleaded guilty in January alongside his co-defendant Ricky Bronson, who awaits sentencing, Brown managed to avoid additional charges for two more alleged armed robberies by agreeing to the plea deal.
The armed robberies for which Brown has been sentenced took place on July 23, 2023. The first incident involved an unsuspecting victim on Bryant Street, NW, being cut off by Brown and subsequently accosted for valuables by an armed Bronson. Following the same pattern, the duo committed more robberies, including a notably distressful confrontation where a victim was cornered at the rear of their vehicle and faced a gun pressed to their stomach by Bronson as Brown demanded their possessions.
Witnesses and victims shared accounts with the Metropolitan Police, who swiftly responded to the crime scenes that fateful day. Having been directed to hand over their iPhone and unlock it under duress, one victim recounted to the officers, "Don't scream," followed by Bronson taking the phone and Brown snatching keys, as both suspects then disappeared in a blue sedan, as per the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The efforts of the Metropolitan Police Department in investigating the case were acknowledged by both U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith, with special commendation for the work carried out by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tamara Rubb and Jacqueline Yarbro.
