Two Men Plead Guilty to 2023 Crime Spree

WASHINGTON – Deondre Rogers, 20, and Hanif Brown, 20, both of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty yesterday to armed carjacking, armed robbery, and related charges stemming from a 2023 crime spree, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Both Rogers and Brown pleaded guilty to one count each of carjacking, armed robbery, robbery, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of carrying a pistol without a license. Sentencing is scheduled for September 25, 2026, before Superior Court Judge Jason Park. This plea agreement resolves an 87-count indictment filed against the defendants. Both Rogers and Brown were 17 years old at the time of the offenses. The government is requesting 17 years’ incarceration for each defendant for the carjacking, armed robbery and robbery charges. According to the government’s evidence, on April 7, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Rogers and Brown rear-ended a white Jeep inside the Third Street Tunnel while driving a stolen Mercedes sedan. The defendants exited the Mercedes sedan, and each pointed a firearm at the two occupants of the white Jeep, demanding that they exit the vehicle. The victims complied, and the defendants entered the Jeep and drove away. On April 16, 2023, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Rogers and Brown robbed another victim at gunpoint in the 1600 block of 5th Street NW. The victim was walking with a friend when the defendants pulled alongside them in a white Chevrolet sedan. One of the defendants exited the vehicle, pointed a firearm at the victim, and demanded his keys and cell phone. Meanwhile, the second defendant remained seated in the Chevrolet sedan. While held at gunpoint, the victim handed over his vehicle keys and cell phone. The defendants drove away in the Chevrolet sedan and the victim’s vehicle. Finally, on May 4, 2023, at approximately 12:09 a.m., the defendants robbed two victims at gun point in the 1400 block of U Street NW. Specifically, Rogers and Brown got out of a white sedan carrying handguns and demanded the victims’ property. The defendants took two necklaces, an iPhone, a Louis Vuitton belt, a rose/white gold Audemars watch valued at approximately $40,000, and a gold and silver Rolex valued at approximately $7,000. The same night of the robbery, Rogers posted videos and photographs to Instagram that showed him wearing the stolen Audemars watch. In the days following the robbery, both defendants posted multiple videos and appeared in a music video wearing both the stolen Audemars and Rolex watches. This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Travis Wolf, Valerie Tsesarenko, and Brian Hanley. 2025 CF3 003623; 2023 CF3 004265