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By
Amber Fienagha
- April 9, 2025
Carjacking
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DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park sentenced a carjacking defendant to 84 months, with 12 months suspended, during an April 1 hearing.
On Dec. 17, 2024, Jacorri Stroman, 19, and Austin Marion, 18, pleaded guilty to carjacking for their involvement in an incident on July 1, 2024 on the 1100 block of Independence Avenue, SE. According to court documents, two cars were stolen.
Marion’s sentencing date was postponed to April 11 due to Russel Hairston’s, Marion’s attorney, schedule.
During the hearing, prosecutors displayed surveillance footage that depicted Stroman approaching the victim, who was on a scooter, with a BB gun, causing the victim to crash into a tree. Stroman proceeded to drive off with the victim’s scooter.
At the time Stroman was on probation for an assault case. Thus, the prosecution requested that Stroman be sentenced to the mandatory minimum of 84 months.
Stroman’s defense attorney, Janai Reed, asked for sentencing under the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA), which allows a defendant’s conviction to be sealed if all the requirements are successfully completed. Reed argued that the seven-year mandatory minimum sentence would not be fair since the defendant meets the YRA’s conditions, is seeking better education, has accessed treatment programs and is looking forward to a crime free life.
As a mitigating circumstance, Reed mentioned that DC schools were closed during COVID and that Stroman hasn’t had to opportunity to achieve his full potential, turning to crime as an alternative.
Judge Park took into consideration not only the additional injuries the victim could have suffered but also Stroman’s difficult past and his special needs. As a result, the judge decided to place the defendant in a specialized Federal Medical Center (FMC) operated by the US Bureau of Prisons for psychological treatment and sentenced Stroman to 72 months under the Youth Act, followed by three years of supervised release.
No further dates were set.