Charles Wesley Monroe, a 20-year-old from the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison following his involvement in several incidents in April 2024. These incidents include armed robbery, participation in a street shooting, and a police foot chase in which Monroe disposed of a Smith & Wesson 9mm firearm.
The announcement of Monroe's sentencing was made by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr., Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the ATF's Washington Field Division, and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Monroe entered a guilty plea on January 27, 2025, to the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. Previously, he had been convicted of armed robbery in Superior Court and was sentenced in September 2023 to 66 months in prison, with 36 months suspended. Besides the 30-month prison term, Judge Jia M. Cobb also mandated a three-year supervised release period for Monroe.
Plea documents reveal that on April 17, 2024, at approximately 1:22 a.m., Monroe held up an Uber Eats delivery man at gunpoint for his jewelry in an apartment building on Columbia Road NW. The incident was captured by surveillance cameras. Three days later, a picture was posted on Instagram showing Monroe and another person wearing the stolen jewelry.
On April 23, 2024, Monroe and friends were on the 3300 block of 14th Street NW when gunshots were fired in their vicinity, injuring a passerby in the leg. Surveillance footage recorded the event.
On April 29, 2024, officers patrolling near the 1400 block of Girard Street NW observed Monroe among a group. Monroe fled as police approached and discarded a Smith & Wesson handgun while running. He was subsequently apprehended, and the weapon was linked to him through DNA analysis conducted by the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.
The investigation was led by the ATF and MPD under Project Safe Neighborhoods, with prosecution by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kyle McWaters and Jared English.
