A Montgomery County teenager has pleaded guilty to armed carjacking and robbery in two separate cases that occurred in 2022 and 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Columbia.
Demonta King, 18, of Chevy Chase, entered his plea on April 4 before D.C. Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro.
He pleaded guilty to one count of armed carjacking and one count of armed robbery.
According to court documents, at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2024, King approached a taxi driver in the 5000 block of Fort Totten Drive NE while wielding a knife.
He demanded the driver’s belongings, stabbed him in the head, and took off in the taxi with the victim’s phone, driver’s license, bank cards and other items.
Police later spotted the stolen vehicle speeding through the 500 block of Chillum Road in Hyattsville, Maryland.
King eventually crashed the car and fled on foot.
In a separate incident on Aug. 26, 2022, around 5:45 a.m., King robbed another victim at gunpoint in the 100 Block of Gallatin Street and 1st Place NE.
He struck the victim in the face with the gun before fleeing the scene with the victim’s belongings.
According to the USAO, King was 16-years-old when he committed this offense and was prosecuted as an adult under Title 16.
This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 16.
