A carjacking and identity theft defendant rejected a plea offer before DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park on Oct. 14.
Deondre Rogers, 19, and Hanif Brown, 19, are charged with sixteen counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, fourteen counts of armed robbery, three counts of armed carjacking, carjacking of a senior citizen, thirty-two counts of firearm possession during a crime of violence, ten counts of unauthorized vehicle use during a crime of violence, three counts of unauthorized vehicle use, four counts of first-degree theft, the first-degree identity theft of a senior citizen, second-degree identity theft of a senior citizen, and credit card fraud of a senior citizen.
These charges stem from their alleged involvement in an armed carjacking on the 2700 block of 9th Street, NW, an armed robbery at the intersection of 11th Street and U Street, NW, and an armed robbery at the intersection of 11th Street and Wallach Place, NW, on Apr. 9, 2023.
Defense attorney Tammy Thom, representing Rogers, told the court that she had discussed a plea offer with him that the prosecution had previously extended.
The plea offer would require both defendants to plead guilty to carjacking, armed robbery, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of carrying a pistol without a license. In exchange, the prosecution would dismiss all other charges and not seek further indictment.
Rogers rejected the plea offer. According to Thom, he would have accepted the offer, but the prosecution refused to dismiss a charge that Rogers refused to plead guilty to.
Parties are slated to reconvene on Dec. 12.
