Dewayne Keith Miles, 29, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for firing a gun into the air multiple times in a residential neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court and was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Miles pleaded guilty on June 30 to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In addition to his prison sentence, Judge John D. Bates ordered that Miles serve three years of supervised release.
“This prosecution comes under the auspices of Make D.C. Safe Again, a program that is surging resources to reduce violent crime in the District of Columbia. This initiative was created to address gun violence in the District, prioritize federal firearms violations, pursue tougher penalties for offenders, and seek detention for federal firearms violators,” according to the statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Court documents show that on March 15, 2025, around 3:30 p.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were investigating a robbery on the 4400 block of E Street SE when they heard several gunshots nearby. Officers then located Miles on the 4600 block of Benning Road SE holding a pistol above his head and firing it into the air.
After fleeing into a nearby building, Miles eventually surrendered to police. Officers found 13 cartridge casings at the scene and recovered a Smith & Wesson SD9 pistol near the location where he had fired shots; records indicated this handgun had been reported stolen.
Police later discovered that Miles had a live round of 9mm ammunition in his pocket during booking at the Sixth District station—consistent with ammunition found at the scene.
The case was investigated by MPD with support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Washington Field Division and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory V. Cole.
