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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
DC man pleads guilty for armed robberies near Anacostia Park
WASHINGTON () — A man pleaded guilty to a series of robberies near Anacostia Park back in 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USADC) announced Tuesday. The USAO said now-25-year-old David Crocker robbed two people at gunpoint on Dec. 18, 2023, in separate incidents near Anacostia Park. In the first incident, Crocker robbed someone at gunpoint in the 2200 block of Fairlawn Avenue SE. He took the victim's phone, keys and wallet, and demanded the PINs to their Cash App account and credit cards. Later that day, a man waved down officers in a U.S. Park Police (USPP) cruiser while on the Anacostia Trail, according to court documents. Man to serve 10 years in prison for stabbing Safe Passage ambassador near DC high school The man told officers he had just been robbed at gunpoint and that the suspect took his bike. He said he was riding the bike on the Anacostia River Walk Trail when Crocker stopped him. Crocker pulled out a gun and asked for cash. When the victim said he did not have any cash on him, Crocker reportedly took his phone, credit cards, keys and ID. He then made the man create a Cash App account and send him $2,000. The victim told officials that Crocker rode his bike south on the path toward the pedestrian bridge. The USPP was able to find Crocker quickly after being flagged down by the victim and found the person's items, as well as the gun used in the robbery. Crocker is scheduled to be sentenced on June 4, 2025. As part of his sentence, he will be required to register as a gun offender. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man to serve 10 years in prison for stabbing Safe Passage ambassador near DC high school
WASHINGTON () — A man will serve 10 years in prison after he stabbed a Safe Passage Ambassador multiple times near a high school in D.C. last year, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (). The USADC announced Friday, March 28, that 43-year-old Roy Stover was sentenced to 120 months in prison. In February 2025, Stover pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill at the D.C. Superior Court. Government evidence revealed that on June 5, 2024, a worker for , a program that supports students' travel safety to and from school, was standing at his post on 45th and Meade Street NE near Ron Brown High School when Stover approached him. Court docs: Man confesses to stabbing, strangling, killing 87-year-old grandmother in Potomac According to the USADC, Stover began yelling and cursing at the man. That's when Stover took out a knife and swung it at the man's leg, causing him to fall. Once on the ground, Stover continued to stab the man six times in his chest, back and leg. After the incident, neighbors found the man and called 911. He was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for multiple stab wounds. Ring camera video from a home nearby captured the stabbing and identified Stover as the attacker. The attorney's office noted that Stover and the victim did not know each other. About a month later, Stover was arrested and has been in custody since then. On Friday, a judge also ordered Stover to serve three years of supervised probation upon his release. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
