Angel Hall, a 25-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 70 months in prison for her involvement in an armed carjacking that took place in Southeast Washington in February 2024. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Hall and her co-defendant, Brian Allison, 56, both pleaded guilty on September 23, 2025, to one count each of carjacking and aiding and abetting. In addition to the prison sentence, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ordered Hall to serve three years of supervised release following her incarceration. Allison is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
According to court documents, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. on February 1, 2024. Hall and Allison followed their victim into a takeout restaurant located on the 4500 block of Benning Road SE but left without ordering any food. They then followed the victim as she exited with her meal.
As the victim approached her vehicle, Allison confronted her while Hall acted as a lookout. Displaying the butt of a pistol in his pocket, Allison threatened the victim by saying: “Gimme those fing keys or I’m gonna bust your head.”
After receiving the keys from the victim, Allison demanded her phone and wallet and requested the PIN number for her debit card. The victim complied after being threatened with death if she provided an incorrect PIN.
Allison attempted to force the victim into the trunk using the key fob but failed to open it. He then ordered her into the front passenger seat while Hall entered the back seat and Allison took control of the driver’s seat before driving away.
The group traveled to a grocery store in Capitol Heights, Maryland. At this location, according to court records, “Allison then told Hall to ‘bust’ the victim if she tried to leave.” While inside the store with the stolen debit card, Allison withdrew $500 from an ATM and purchased food along with other items before returning to Washington.
Upon returning to D.C., Allison parked on Southern Avenue SE and wiped down surfaces in an attempt to remove fingerprints before returning some personal items—phone, keys, wallet—to the victim. Both suspects fled on foot toward Central Avenue SE while their victim reported immediately at a nearby police station.
The case was investigated by both local police and federal authorities from the Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI Washington Field Office. Prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory V. Cole.
U.S. Attorney Pirro made this announcement alongside FBI Assistant Director Darren B. Cox of Washington Field Office and Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of Metropolitan Police Department.