Crimes Took Place on Same Block, Over Eight-Week Period Last Summer
WASHINGTON - Deon Walker, 18, of District Heights, Md., was sentenced today to 62 months in prison for a pair of attacks he committed on the same block last summer while stealing vehicles in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu announced.
Walker pled guilty in January 2018, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to robbery and attempted robbery charges. The plea, which was contingent upon the Court’s approval, called for an agreed-up sentence of four to six years in prison. The Honorable Chief Judge Robert E. Morin accepted the plea and sentenced the defendant accordingly. Following his prison term, Walker will be placed on three years of supervised release.
According to a proffer of facts submitted at the time of the plea, the first crime took place on July 7, 2017, at approximately 4:15 p.m. Walker approached a man and a woman who were standing next to their 2006 Toyota Camry in the 4300 block of Barker Street SE. He punched the man twice in the face and took his car and house keys. Walker also took the woman’s purse. He then drove off in the victim’s car. The Camry later was recovered.
The second crime took place on Aug. 31, 2017, at approximately 10:35 a.m., also in the 4300 block of Barker Street SE. This time, Walker approached a woman who was getting into her 2002 Lexus sport-utility vehicle and demanded her car key. She attempted to run away, but Walker followed her, pushed her to the ground, and put his hands around her neck. The woman dropped the car key, and Walker picked it up and then drove off.
Surveillance video captured the second incident. The Lexus later was recovered and processed for fingerprints. Some of the fingerprints matched Walker’s. He was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in December 2017 and admitted taking both vehicles. Walker has remained in custody since his arrest.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Liu commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. She also expressed appreciation for the assistance provided by the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences. Finally, she commended the efforts of Assistant U.S. Attorney Natasha Smalky, who investigated and prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
