Antoine Jones, 24, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced on Aug. 4 in U.S. District Court to 114 months in prison for the armed kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
“Antoine Jones held a gun to the face of a 14-year-old girl, drove her across the city, and delivered her to a man he knew would continue terrorizing her,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “Targeting a child is heinous under any circumstance, but pointing a gun at her head to force her compliance is uniquely cruel. My office will continue to pursue prison sentences for anyone who preys on the young people of this city.”
Jones pleaded guilty before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to one count of kidnapping while armed. In addition to the prison term, Judge Kollar-Kotelly ordered five years of supervised release.
According to court documents, on Sept. 26, 2024, Jones encountered Keishawn Johnson while driving in Northwest D.C., and followed him at Johnson’s request. The two men stopped near where the minor victim was standing on Longfellow Street NW. The victim entered Johnson’s vehicle; Johnson then pointed a firearm at her and demanded information about a missing gun he believed she had taken. Jones joined Johnson at the vehicle and also pointed his firearm at the victim while demanding answers.
When the victim denied having knowledge about the missing firearm, Johnson moved her into Jones’s car and instructed Jones to take away her cell phone. Police arrived after being alerted by a bystander’s call; both men left with their vehicles—Jones with the minor still inside his car—and drove separately from the scene.
Jones transported the minor against her will to Johnson’s residence in Southeast D.C., where she was taken inside by Johnson before being moved again in his vehicle as Jones departed from that location.
At sentencing, it was noted that Jones has three prior adult criminal convictions and was on probation in two cases when this offense occurred.
The investigation involved both FBI Washington Field Office personnel and Metropolitan Police Department officers; prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Burrell.