Two teen carjacking defendants accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on Oct. 9.
Fadil Compaore, 17, and Kamari Montgomery, 16, were originally charged with two counts unarmed carjacking, two counts of robbery while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. The charges stemmed from their involvement in two carjacking incidents: on May 2 on the 3600 block of 12th Street, NE, and May 31 on the 3500 block of 12th Street, NE.
They’re charged as adults under Title 16.
During the hearing, Brandon Burrell, Compaore’s attorney, and Lauren Morehouse and Madhuri Swarna, Montgomery’s attorneys, alerted the court of their intent to accept a plea deal.
The deal required the defendants to plead guilty to robbery, in exchange for the prosecution not seeking an indictment in connection to the two incidents, and additional charges in connection to ten uncharged incidents.
The maximum penalty each defendant faces is 15 years of imprisonment and/or a $37,500 fine.
According to the prosecution, had the case gone to trial, they’d have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that on May 2, Montgomery and an accomplice robbed an individual of their motor scooter outside a CVS pharmacy on the 3600 block of 12th Street, NE. The prosecution claimed the defendant used force, and acted without a right or legal justification.
The prosecution also stated they would have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that on May 31, Compaore and an accomplice robbed an individual of a motor scooter on the 3500 block of 12th Street, NE. One of them brandished a firearm and used force to remove the owner off the scooter. He did so without a right or legal justification.
Both defendants accepted the plea deal.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene on Dec. 9.
