A District man who pulled an armed carjacking off Park Road NW is headed to federal prison for five years, followed by three years of supervised release. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Avery Ricardo Robinson III rolled up on a resident on a bicycle in the early morning near the 1400 block of Park Road NW, pulled a gun, and walked away with the victim’s phone, car keys, and a necklace before driving off in the stolen car.
Sentence And Prosecutor's Comments
Robinson pleaded guilty to a single count of carjacking and received a five-year prison term plus three years of supervised release, according to DC News Now. In court, prosecutors laid out how he pulled a handgun, forced the victim to hand over the cellphone, keys, and necklace, then used the keys to drive off. Officers later found the stolen vehicle roughly a mile from where the holdup happened, and when they arrested Robinson, they recovered a loaded handgun with a round in the chamber.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro did not mince words in a written statement, saying Robinson "carjacked his victim for sport and terrorized him at gunpoint." The remark underscored prosecutors’ push for the five-year term the judge ultimately imposed.
Arrest And Evidence
The Metropolitan Police Department says the carjacking went down around 3:23 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2025, when a suspect on a bicycle approached the victim in the 1400 block of Park Road NW and then fled in the victim’s car. Officers arrested Robinson two days later, on Sept. 22, 2025, according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department. The department’s brief notice lists the incident case number for reference and asks anyone with additional information to contact investigators.
Prior Record And Next Steps
Prosecutors said Robinson was already on law enforcement’s radar. He had been convicted in Maryland in 2025 of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and was on bench-warrant status in two other stolen-vehicle matters, according to DC News Now. In the D.C. case, he entered a guilty plea to one count of carjacking, and prosecutors asked the court for the five-year sentence the judge ultimately handed down, along with three years of supervised release to follow.
Case Status
With sentencing complete, the Superior Court criminal case is effectively closed unless Robinson’s defense team files post-conviction motions or an appeal. Police continue to urge anyone with information about this case or similar incidents to reach out to the department.
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