Vernon Daniels, a 60-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 80 months in prison for his involvement in multiple burglaries that took place in Northwest Washington between February and April 2025. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro.
Daniels pleaded guilty on August 29, 2025, to one count of second-degree burglary and one count of attempted second-degree burglary in Superior Court. Judge Andrea Hertzfeld handed down the sentence, which also includes three years of supervised release following the prison term.
According to court records, on April 1, 2025, Daniels entered Monument Advocacy at 975 F Street Northwest through the garage around 8:21 p.m. He stole three laptops and other items valued at approximately $6,857 before leaving the premises. On April 6, 2025, Daniels broke into the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at 1722 I Street Northwest at about 11:30 a.m., where he stole two laptops. Surveillance footage captured him fleeing the scene, and police later recovered a fingerprint matching Daniels from the location.
Daniels has an extensive criminal history with previous convictions for burglaries dating back to 1990 and including offenses in subsequent years such as 1992, 1994, 2000, and as recently as 2022.
He was arrested on June 11, 2025, and has remained in custody since then.
Inspector General Cheryl L. Mason of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in announcing the sentence.
In their statement regarding the outcome of this case, U.S. Attorney Pirro and Inspector General Mason said they "commended those who investigated the case from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department." They also recognized Assistant United States Attorney Emmanuel Hampton for prosecuting the case.
