Crimes Took Place in Late Morning at Store in Southeast Washington
WASHINGTON - Christopher Willis, 22, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges stemming from his use of a firearm during a robbery of a convenience store and a store customer, U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips announced.
Willis pled guilty in August 2015, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to charges of attempted robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. He was sentenced on Oct. 16, 2015, by the Honorable Patricia A. Broderick. Upon completion of his prison term, he must complete three years of probation.
According to the government’s evidence, at about 11:20 a.m. on June 3, 2015, Willis was walking around the parking lot of a convenience store in the 3500 block of Wheeler Road SE, with a loaded handgun. Several customers were coming in and out of the store. Willis approached one of the customers in the parking lot, brandishing a handgun, and forced the customer to give him his car keys. Willis then entered the store and, at gunpoint, he robbed a store clerk. When police arrived at the scene, they found Willis with the store’s proceeds.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Phillips praised the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). He also expressed appreciation to Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah C. Santiago, who investigated and prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
