Date: 08-16-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Isaiah Green

Case Number: 2023-CR-9528

Judge: Lynn Leibovitz

Court: Superior Court, District of Columbia, Washington County

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C

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Washington, D.C criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Robbery
Armed Robber Who Used Facebook Marketplace to Lure Victims Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence

Isaiah Green, age 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery while armed on May 2, 2024, before the Honorable Lynn Leibovitz in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Judge Leibovitz also ordered Green to serve five years of supervised release.

Green robbed two victims at gunpoint on August 19 and December 3, 2023. In the days leading up to the August 19, 2023, robbery, Victim 1 had seen a Stihl brand saw advertised for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Victim 1 contacted the advertiser and arranged to meet on the 5100 block of B St. SE. When Victim 1 arrived, Green and an accomplice grabbed the victim and robbed him at gunpoint, taking his cell phone, wallet, credit and debit cards, and checks totaling $1,500. A citizen came to the victim’s aid after the robbery and called 911.

In the days leading up to the December 3, 2023, robbery, Victim 2 spotted an item advertised on Facebook Marketplace, a Hilti Laser, and contacted the advertiser to buy it. Victim 2 agreed to meet the advertiser in the 3600 block of Highwood Drive, SE. Victim 2 drove with his wife to Highwood Drive, where a man then got out of his car with a box. As Victim 2 got of his car to inspect the item, two assailants approached him, held him at gunpoint, and took his wallet, containing cash and bank cards, and an iPhone 13. The gunmen then pointed their guns at Victim 2’s wife and rifled through the center console of the car taking additional cash and a card. All three men then drove off together.

Working in tandem with Prince George’s County Police, MPD Detectives obtained evidence from Facebook and used that information to identify Green. Police executed a search warrant at Green’s residence on December 21, 2023. During the search, police found a phone that was linked to the Facebook account used in the robbery of Victim 1, Victim 2’s wallet, credit cards and identification card on a dresser in the same room, and the Hilti laser and box used to lure Victim 2 from his car.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prism. Judge Leibovitz also ordered Green to serve five years of supervised release.

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