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Gelela Tesfaye [former]
- July 17, 2024
Carjacking
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A carjacking defendant rejected a plea offer in front of DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian in a July 17 hearing. Details of the agreement were not immediately available.
Lamar Stephens, 37, is charged with unarmed carjacking, five counts of robbery while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm, and five counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in a carjacking incident that occurred on the 1600 block of V Street, SE on May 26.
According to court documents, a group of five individuals had been robbed at gunpoint by two suspects, who fled in the victims’ parked rental car. During the incident, a phone and a wallet containing credit cards were also stolen. A black handgun was allegedly brandished, but never fired.
Officers were able to track the defendant’s location through the stolen phone. He was later detained after a brief foot pursuit, court documents stated
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