District Man Indicted on Three Counts of Armed Carjacking and Other Charges Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia Dateline: Washington, D.C. Date: 9 February 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime, Taxicabs & Limousines Topic: Uber

            WASHINGTON- Dallas McKinney, 19, of the District of Columbia, was arraigned yesterday on an indictment returned by a Superior Court grand jury that charged him with armed carjacking, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, and other charges arising from a series of armed carjackings through several neighborhoods in Southeast DC, committed in just 35 minutes. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

            The 11-count indictment charges McKinney with three counts of armed carjacking; four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence; one count of assault with a dangerous weapon; two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle during a crime of violence; and one count of carrying a pistol without a license. The Honorable Judge Jason Park ordered that McKinney be held without bond pending trial.

            On September 29, 2023, McKinney carjacked an Uber driver at gunpoint in the Eastern Market neighborhood, threatening both the Uber driver and his passenger. About 20 minutes later, McKinney and a co-conspirator used the stolen Uber to try to commit another armed carjacking near Branch and Pennsylvania Avenues SE. Fifteen minutes later, McKinney and his co-conspirator then committed a third armed carjacking at the corner of Alabama and Massachusetts Avenues SE. Police arrested McKinney that afternoon in the 1300 block of Congress Street SE, not far from the two stolen vehicles. At the time, McKinney had a tan Glock 19X 9mm pistol loaded with an extended magazine and equipped with a “giggle switch” or “auto sear,” a device used to make a semi-automatic weapon automatic.

            This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Will Lawrence and Erica Rudolf. 

            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 9, 2024