Nearly five years after a deadly late-night attack in Northeast Washington, a federal jury has found three men guilty of murdering 35-year-old Rosendo Miller during a violent street robbery on July 2, 2021. On Wednesday, jurors convicted Larry White, Mark Anthony Fletcher III and Malik Keyon Bynum of murder and a slate of related charges after prosecutors said the trio ambushed Miller as he left a neighborhood convenience store, stripping him of a Rolex, a designer bag, cash and a diamond-studded grill before one of them opened fire. The verdict capped a five-day federal trial; sentencing will come later.
How the attack unfolded
The shooting unfolded outside the 2/4 Quick Trip convenience store on the 1300 block of Brentwood Road NE. According to prosecutors, the three men pulled ski masks over their faces and rushed Miller as he exited the shop, tackling him to the ground and grabbing his belongings. Court records say one man pinned Miller while another fired several shots at close range. Surveillance video from the store and surrounding area, along with recovered property including a Rolex watch, were central pieces of the government’s evidence, according to D.D.C. court filings.
Guilty verdict and charges
The federal jury convicted White, Fletcher and Bynum of first-degree felony murder while armed, robbery while armed, conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. White and Bynum were also found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. Prosecutors say the first-degree murder count alone carries a mandatory minimum of 30 years in prison, according to WJLA.
Evidence and court fight
The case began in D.C. Superior Court but was transferred to federal court in 2025 as prosecutors tried to speed up the path to trial. What followed was a long, technical fight over what jurors would be allowed to see and hear, including surveillance footage, witness accounts and electronic monitoring data. Court filings note that Fletcher was wearing a court-issued GPS ankle monitor during the attack and that two of the defendants were already out on release in other pending cases, details the government leaned on to tie them to the crime, according to D.D.C. court filings.
What’s next
For Miller’s family and neighbors, the guilty verdicts close a long and often frustrating chapter as the case wound its way through two court systems over several years. The legal story is not over yet, though. A judge still has to schedule a sentencing hearing, where the length of each man’s prison term will be hammered out. Federal prosecutors publicly announced the convictions and have already signaled they will pursue lengthy sentences, although no sentencing date has been set, per WJLA.
