Kentrell Flowers, a 19-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, received a 10-year federal prison sentence for attempting to carjack a Deputy U.S. Marshal at gunpoint. The sentencing was confirmed by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Acting U.S. Marshal Ron Carter for the District Court of the District of Columbia, and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Flowers admitted guilt on February 20, 2025, before District Court Judge Richard J. Leon for charges related to using and brandishing a firearm during a violent crime. In addition to his prison term, he will serve five years under supervised release.
The incident occurred on July 5, 2024, around 1:17 a.m., when two deputy U.S. Marshals were engaged in protective duty on the 2100 block of 11th Street NW. While stationed in separate unmarked vehicles, they were approached by Flowers who exited a silver minivan and pointed a pistol at one marshal's driver's side door.
In response, the deputy marshal fired four shots through his vehicle's side window, hitting Flowers in the mouth. The second deputy also discharged his weapon at Flowers. After falling to the ground, Flowers received first aid from the marshals while his accomplices fled—one driving away in the minivan and another escaping on foot.
Authorities recovered Flowers' .40 caliber Smith & Wesson firearm loaded with eight rounds at the scene.
The case was investigated by both the U.S. Marshals Service and the Metropolitan Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jared English and Emory V. Cole.
