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Armed Carjacking Added to a 55-Count Superseding Indictment Charging Members of the Violent KDY Drug Crew Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. 
Date: 23 February 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime
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Kennedy Street Crew Operated Open-Air Drug Markets in Northwest Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON – A superseding indictment adds 22 new charges – including armed carjacking, armed robberies, and weapons offenses involving machineguns –against the alleged core members of the violent Kennedy Street drug trafficking organization. The superseding indictment also names a 17th co-defendant, Adebayo Adediji Green, 29, of Hyattsville, MD., who was arrested on February 22, 2024.
The superseding indictment charges defendants Keion Michael Brown, 20, and Jovan “Chewy” Williams, 19, in a November 17, 2023, spree of armed carjackings and robberies; defendants Tristan Ware and Keion Brown with illegal possession of a machine gun in furtherance of drug trafficking; defendants Khali Brown, Aaron Mercer, Angel Suncar, and David Penn with illegal possession of firearms; defendants Brown, Ware, and David Penn with possession with intent to deliver marijuana; defendants Penn, Aaron Mercer, and Angel Suncar with possession with intent to deliver cocaine; and defendant Adebayo Adediji Green with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and marijuana, and illegal possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Defendants Warren Fields and Antonio Reginald Bailey previously pleaded guilty. A chart of the remaining defendants and their charges can be found below.
According to the original indictment, KDY members operated open-air drug markets in the 100-1200 blocks of Kennedy Street in Northwest, as well as surrounding streets. The organization’s members are charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl, oxycodone, cocaine base, and marijuana, and using firearms, including fully automatic weapons, to enforce and protect the crew’s territory, including through intimidation and acts of violence.
The original indictment further alleges that KDY crew members conspired to establish shell companies to launder their illegal proceeds. During the investigation, law enforcement seized more than 40 firearms (including eight suspected machineguns).
The sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This investigation is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department, the DEA’s Washington Division, ATF’s Washington Field Division, with assistance from FBI’s Washington Field Office, and the IRS-Criminal Investigation Washington, D.C. Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew W. Kinskey and Sitara Witanachchi, of the of the Violence Reduction and Trafficking Offenses Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Valuable assistance was provided by former Special Assistant United States Attorney Brian Lynch.
KDY DEFENDANTS
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NAME |
AGE |
CHARGES |
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Kenneth Ademola Olugbenga |
27 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute One Hundred Kilograms or More of Marijuana, Four Hundred Grams or More of Fentanyl, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base, and Detectable Oxycodone Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana (2 Counts) Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense (2 Counts) Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Crime Punishable by Imprisonment Exceeding One Year (2 Counts) Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering (2 Counts) |
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Khali Ahmed Brown, AKA |
22 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 100 Kilograms or More of Marijuana, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and Detectable Oxycodone Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting (1 Count) Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl (2 Counts) Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana (3 Counts) Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Machinegun and Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense (3 Counts) Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun (2 Counts) Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number (2 Counts) |
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Keion Michael Brown |
20 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base, and Detectable Oxycodone Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense (4 Counts) Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana (2 Counts) Armed Robbery, Aiding and Abetting Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence (2 Counts) Carjacking while Armed and Aiding and Abetting Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute Oxycodone Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by an Individual Under Felony Indictment Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Machinegun in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense |
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Miasiah Jamal Brown, AKA “Michael Jamal Crawford” |
21 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 100 Kilograms of Marijuana, 400 Grams of Fentanyl, a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base, and Detectable Oxycodone Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense |
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Tristan Miles Ware, AKA “Greedy” |
23 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 100 Kilograms of Marijuana, 400 Grams of Fentanyl, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana (3 Counts) Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Crime Punishable by Imprisonment Exceeding One Year (2 Counts) Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense (2 Counts) Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Machinegun in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense |
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Jovan Williams, AKA “Choo Choo” and “Chewy” |
19 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 100 Kilograms of Marijuana, 400 Grams of Fentanyl, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana (2 Counts) Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Machinegun and Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense (2 Counts) Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun (2 Counts) Unlawful Shipment, Transportation, and/or Receipt of a Firearm and Ammunition to Commit a Felony Offense Armed Robbery and Aiding and Abetting (2 Counts) Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence Carjacking while Armed and Aiding and Abetting Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence |
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Juwan Demetrius Clark, AKA “Squirrel” and “Juan Clark” |
23 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, 40 Grams or Fentanyl, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering (2 Counts) |
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Aaron Deandre Mercer, AKA “Curby,” |
27 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl (2 Counts) Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense |
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David Penn, AKA “Turtle” |
30 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, 40 Grams or Fentanyl, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl (2 Counts) Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana (2 Counts) Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Machinegun in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense (2 Counts) Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense Engaging in the Business of Dealing in Firearms without a License (2 Counts) Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Crime Punishable by Imprisonment for a Term Exceeding One Year (2 Counts) |
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Angel Enrique Suncar, AKA Coqui” |
29 |
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, 40 Grams or Fentanyl, and a Mixture and Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Cocaine Base Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Crime Punishable by a Term Exceeding One Year Carrying and Possessing a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense |
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Adebayo Adediji Green |
29 |
Using, Carrying, and Possessing a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense |
Defendant Cameron Reid is from Falmouth, VA; and defendant Green is from Hyattsville, MD. The 15 remaining defendants are from Washington, D.C.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Updated February 23, 2024
Press Release Number: 24-173