On Jan. 22, DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park denied carjacking co-defendants’ motions to suppress evidence.
Hanif Brown, 20, and Deondre Rogers, 19, are charged with 17 counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, 35 counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, 14 counts of robbery while armed, 12 counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle, three counts of first-degree theft, two counts of armed carjacking, conspiracy, first-degree identity theft of a senior citizen, second-degree theft of a senior citizen, felony credit card fraud of a senior citizen, and unarmed carjacking of a senior citizen.
These charges are tied to two initial armed robberies at 11th and U Streets, NW, and 11th and Wallace Place, NW, and a carjacking on the 2700 block of 9th Street NW, all of which took place on April 9, 2023.
The evidence in question includes credit cards from one of the victims that were allegedly seized during the execution of a search warrant at Brown’s residence, and social media records obtained through a search warrant. The defense moved to suppress this evidence based on the argument that these specific credit cards were not explicitly listed on the original search warrant, and the inclusion of the social media records in trial would violate Brown’s privacy rights.
At the hearing, the detective that investigated Brown and Rogers testified that the evidence in question was obtained lawfully through the legal execution of search warrants. Judge Park agreed with the testimony and prosecution, stating there was no reason to dismiss any evidence. Prosecutors are allowed to present evidence to the jury.
Parties are slated to reconvene Feb. 2.
