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By
Jeff Levine
- March 14, 2025
Carjacking
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Court
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Robbery
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Suspects
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DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman detained a carjacking suspect–one of three the prosecution says are members of the “Back Door Slime” conspiracy in a March 14 hearing.
Daon Farmer, 23, is charged in a seven-count indictment with conspiracy, two counts of armed carjacking, two counts of possession of a firearm in a crime of violence, and two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle in a crime of violence in connection to two incidents in Northwest DC on Jan. 21 and Jan. 22 of last year. Exact locations were not provided.
According to the prosecutor, Farmer, and two co-conspirators carjacked a silver Toyota Camry as their first target, then pulled off another armed carjacking the following day.
The US Attorney’s Office named Deangelo Wooton as another co-conspirator facing a 48-count indictment on many of the same charges but including assault with intent to kill, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, robbery while armed and obstructing justice.
The prosecutor said a witness identified Farmer as a suspect from surveillance video. Further, the prosecution says Farmer’s cell phone was found in one of the carjacked vehicles. Cell site data allegedly shows Farmer was in close proximity to the other two co-defendants in the case. Investigators allegedly recovered a firearm from Wooten.
The prosector labeled the aggregate crimes the “Back Door Slime” conspiracy
Farmer’s attorney, Courtney Vaughan, says the weight of evidence against her client isn’t strong, rather it’s a case of “guilt by association,” namely because his cell phone turned up in the investigation. Further, she said, Farmer’s been released in the community more than a year since the carjackings without any issues.
“He has lived his whole life without incident,” said Vaughan.
Judge Edelman noted that probable cause had already been determined in the case, which he called a “black and white” carjacking. “The crimes here are of the most dangerous type,” said the judge.
He concluded that no conditions of release could guarantee the safety of the community and ordered Farmer detained.
A status hearing is set for March 28.