Michigan Man Handed Prison Term for Attacking and Robbing an Elderly Man and Assaulting Another Victim in August 2025

            WASHINGTON – Jerome Parker, 49, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to a combined total of 60 months in prison on charges related to two separate assaults on August 18 and August 19, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

           “Today we took another criminal, victimizing the most vulnerable members of our community, off the streets,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “This violence against our community committed by Parker, or any criminals like him, against the elderly or innocent will never again be tolerated in the District.”

            Parker pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault, one count of assault with significant bodily injury, and one count of second-degree theft in October 2025, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. At sentencing, the government requested that the defendant be sentenced to a combined total of 84 months in prison. The Honorable Robert Salerno sentenced Parker to a combined total of 60 months in prison, with an additional 12 months suspended, to be followed by three years of probation.

            According to the government’s evidence, on August 18, 2025, a 66-year-old victim disembarked a Metrobus near the intersection of 14^th St NW and Irving St NW, Washington, D.C. Parker approached the victim, a stranger, from the back and punched him in his face with enough force that the victim’s head turned nearly 90 degrees. The victim fell to the ground and Parker went through the victim’s pockets, stealing his wallet, identification, banking cards and cash. As a result of Parker’s actions, the victim had to undergo surgery to fix a fracture and had to have his jaw wired shut for several months to aid in healing.

            Additionally on August 19, 2025, a verbal argument ensued between Parker and a separate victim. Parker and this victim were acquaintances and knew each other through the mother of Parker’s child. Parker followed this victim out of an apartment building located in the 1400 block of 12^th St NW, Washington, D.C. Parker proceeded to punch him, knocking him to the ground. Parker then stomped and kicked the victim approximately ten times, while calling the victim derogatory terms related to the victim’s sexual orientation. The victim was unconscious for over five minutes until officers arrived on scene and suffered a minor brain bleed.

            Parker was arrested on September 26, 2025 and has been in custody since his arrest.

            Joining in the announcement was Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department.

            In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Pirro and Interim Chief Carroll commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also acknowledged the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Valerie Tsesarenko, who prosecuted the case.

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