Armed Robber Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robberies

            WASHINGTON – David Crocker, 25, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 18 years in prison for a series of robberies near Anacostia Park in 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.

            Crocker pleaded guilty on March 31, 2025, in Superior Court to two counts of armed robbery, stemming from two robberies that took place on December 18, 2023. Crocker also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a silver and black pistol on November 10, 2023. Following his term of incarceration, Crocker was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release. As part of his sentence, Crocker will be required to register as a gun offender.

            According to the government’s evidence, the defendant robbed two individuals at gunpoint on December 18, 2023, in the vicinity of Anacostia Park. In the first offense, the defendant robbed an individual at gunpoint in the 2200 block of Fairlawn Avenue, SE. Crocker brandished a black and silver pistol and took the victim’s phone, keys, and wallet before demanding the PINs to the victim’s Cash App account and credit cards.

            Later the same day, the defendant robbed a different individual on the Anacostia Railroad Bridge.  Crocker brandished the same silver and black pistol and took the victim’s bicycle, cell phone, keys, and wallet. The defendant again demanded the PINs to the victim’s Cash App account and credit cards. United States Park Police officers stopped and arrested Crocker moments later. They recovered the proceeds of the robbery and the silver and black pistol from the defendant.

            In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Pirro and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the United States Park Police and the Metropolitan Police Department. They also commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Kraig Ahalt, who prosecuted the case.