The Metropolitan Police Department announced an arrest connected to a series of armed crimes that occurred earlier this year in Northeast D.C. Damarco Jackson, 20, of Southeast D.C., was taken into custody on Thursday under a DC Superior Court warrant. He is charged with armed carjacking and two counts of armed robbery, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The first incident took place on March 13 around 7:00 p.m. in the 1800 block of Varnum Street, Northeast, where Jackson allegedly stole a vehicle at gunpoint while the victim was inside. The case is documented under CCN: 25036418.
Earlier that same day, around 5:50 p.m., in the 300 block of Oklahoma Avenue, Northeast (CCN: 25036407), Jackson reportedly used a vehicle to knock a victim off a bicycle, threatened them with a handgun, and took their belongings. A second armed robbery followed at about 6:38 p.m. near Oklahoma Avenue and E Street, Northeast (CCN: 25036422), where Jackson allegedly robbed another victim at gunpoint.
The MPD’s Carjacking Taskforce, working with the FBI Washington Field Office, continues to investigate as additional suspects remain at large.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (202) 727-9099 or send tips to the TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in violent crimes in the District.
