Defendant Admitted to Three Separate Crimes in Different Areas of District
WASHINGTON - Donathan Taylor, 20, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to seven years in prison for two robberies and a home break-in, all committed in broad daylight and in different neighborhoods, announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips.
Taylor pled guilty in March 2017, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to charges of armed robbery, robbery, and destruction of property. The plea, which was contingent upon the Court’s approval, called for an agreed-upon sentence of seven years in prison. The Honorable Kimberley S. Knowles accepted the plea today and sentenced Taylor accordingly. Following his prison term, Taylor will be placed on five years of supervised release.
In his guilty plea, Taylor admitted involvement in three crimes: damaging a door during a home break-in that took place at about 10:30 a.m. on April 1, 2015, in the 200 block of 17th Street NE; a robbery that took place at about 11:35 a.m. on May 25, 2016, in the 1600 block of G Street SE, and an armed robbery that took place at about 2:45 p.m. on June 24, 2016, in the 600 block of Buchanan Street NW. A co-defendant, Robert Lewis 21, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty in the latter robbery and is awaiting sentencing on July 14, 2017.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Phillips commended those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). He also expressed appreciation for the assistance provided by the Latent Fingerprint Unit of the Forensic Science Laboratory of the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences. Finally, he commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael J. Romano and Kamil E. Shields, who prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
