Jerome Parker, a 49-year-old Detroit resident, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for two separate assaults that occurred in Washington, D.C. on August 18 and August 19, 2025. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
“Today we took another criminal, victimizing the most vulnerable members of our community, off the streets,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “This violence against our community committed by Parker, or any criminals like him, against the elderly or innocent will never again be tolerated in the District.”
Parker pleaded guilty in October 2025 to aggravated assault, assault with significant bodily injury, and second-degree theft at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Prosecutors sought a sentence of 84 months; however, Judge Robert Salerno imposed a combined sentence of 60 months in prison with an additional 12 months suspended and three years of probation.
According to court evidence, on August 18 Parker attacked a 66-year-old man who had just exited a Metrobus near the intersection of 14th Street NW and Irving Street NW. Parker struck the man from behind and stole his wallet and other personal items after knocking him to the ground. The victim required surgery for a fracture and had his jaw wired shut for several months.
The following day, Parker assaulted another man after an argument outside an apartment building on the 1400 block of 12th Street NW. After following his acquaintance out of the building, Parker punched him to the ground before kicking and stomping him approximately ten times while using derogatory language related to sexual orientation. The victim lost consciousness for over five minutes and suffered a minor brain bleed.
Parker was arrested on September 26, 2025 and has remained in custody since then.
Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in announcing the sentencing decision. Both officials commended investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department as well as Assistant U.S. Attorney Valerie Tsesarenko for their work on this case.
