Malik Kearney, 20, from Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his involvement in two carjackings that took place in late December 2024 and early January 2025. The sentencing was handed down by Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on November 18 in Superior Court. Kearney pleaded guilty on June 23, 2025, to charges of carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence related to both incidents.
His co-defendant, Erick Alvarenga, received the same sentence of 14 years on August 29, 2025. Both individuals will serve three years of supervised release after completing their prison terms.
According to court documents, the first carjacking occurred on December 28, 2024, at approximately 4:45 a.m. in the 6100 block of Eastern Avenue, Northeast. Kearney and Alvarenga approached a victim who was sitting in a parked Jeep SUV. One suspect brandished a handgun while they demanded the keys. The victim complied and the suspects left with the vehicle.
The second incident took place several days later on January 3, 2025, around 3:00 p.m. at a gas station in the 4200 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast. Using the previously stolen Jeep to block another vehicle at the gas station, Alvarenga and Kearney confronted another victim. Kearney approached with a handgun and ordered the driver out before fleeing with both vehicles.
Both men were arrested later that day and have remained in custody since their arrest.
Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro in announcing the sentencing decision. “In announcing the sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro and Chief Smith, “we commend the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department.” They also acknowledged Assistant United States Attorneys Randle Wilson and Amanda Claire Hoover for prosecuting the case.
