District Teen Pleads Guilty to Carjacking Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. Date: 21 February 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime

Defendant Led Police on a High Speed That Ended in a Crash

            WASHINGTON – Miliki Lee, 19, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty in Superior Court in the District of Columbia to carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). 

            According to court documents, the victim was driving in the 1000 block of Buchanan St NE at approximately 9:30 p.m. on October 27, 2023, when Lee and two other juveniles, who were driving another vehicle, drove in front of her, blocking her path. Lee and his co-conspirators got out and surrounded the victim’s vehicle, and eventually forced her out of her car at gunpoint. Within minutes MPD officers responded to the victim’s call and used the MPD helicopter to track the stolen vehicle into Prince George’s County Maryland. Prince George’s County police followed Lee back into the District, where Lee crashed the vehicle. Prince George’s County police and MPD officers apprehended Lee after he ran from the car. Police also recovered a Glock handgun that was loaded with 29 rounds of ammunition.

            Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan scheduled a sentencing hearing for May 17, 2024. Lee faces a mandatory minimum term of seven years in prison for carjacking, and a mandatory minimum term of five years in prison for possessing and using the firearm during the carjacking.

            This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department, with valuable assistance from the Prince George’s County Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Bartz.

Updated February 21, 2024

Press Release Number: 24-156