Dominic Armstrong, 21, from the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his involvement in a series of armed carjackings and robberies in the metropolitan area. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court and was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Armstrong, also known as “D1” and “Domo,” pleaded guilty on April 10, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras to charges including carjacking, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and interfering with interstate commerce by robbery under the Hobbs Act.
In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Contreras ordered Armstrong to serve five years of supervised release.
Court documents state that on March 17, 2023, at approximately 11:35 p.m., Armstrong and two others carjacked a blue Honda Civic at gunpoint on the 3800 block of Minnesota Avenue NE. On March 28, 2023, around 12:50 p.m., Armstrong and co-defendant Javon Roach robbed three construction workers at gunpoint while they were unloading equipment on the 300 block of K Street SW.
The group’s criminal activity ended when Armstrong and his co-defendants were taken into custody in Fairfax County, Virginia, on March 30, 2023. During this incident, Armstrong fled police on foot while his co-defendants escaped in a stolen vehicle.
After being arrested and convicted in Fairfax County for these offenses, Armstrong committed another robbery in Washington D.C. on May 14, 2024. He robbed an Uber driver at gunpoint.
Federal charges were filed against Armstrong on August 1, 2024, related to the March 17 carjacking and use of a firearm during that crime. He was arrested again on September 12, 2024, and has been held since then.
Co-defendant Javon Roach received a sentence of 228 months in prison for his role in the spree of violent crimes; Andre Rushing was sentenced to 108 months.
The investigation involved the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force as well as local law enforcement agencies from Fairfax County Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department. The prosecution is being handled by Trial Attorney Gaelin Bernstein and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Duvall from the Violent Crime and Narcotics Trafficking Section.
“Armstrong’s participation in the spree of crimes only ceased when he and his co-defendants were brought into custody in Fairfax County, Virginia, on March 30, 2023, after he fled from police on foot while his co-defendants fled in a carjacked vehicle.”
