Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Decide George J. Hazel sentenced Darius Lawrence Younger, a/ok/a “Mup”, age 30, of Washington, D.C., as we speak to 13 years in federal jail, adopted by 5 years of supervised launch, for conspiracy to commit kidnapping, in reference to the kidnapping of a sufferer from a Maryland resort and on line casino and for possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon.

The sentence was introduced by United States Legal professional for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Particular Agent in Cost Wayne Jacobs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Washington Area Workplace Felony Division; Particular Agent in Cost Thomas J. Sobocinski of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Area Workplace; and Chief Malik Aziz of the Prince George’s County Police Division.

In accordance with his responsible plea and different courtroom paperwork, on February 3, 2021, Darius Younger, co-defendant Anthony Erik Hebron, co-defendant Christopher Younger, co-defendant Lamar Perkins, and Co-conspirator 1 labored collectively to kidnap a sufferer from a Maryland on line casino and resort.  As said of their pleas, Hebron and Co-conspirator 1 met Sufferer A on the resort and on line casino, the place they made the false promise that they’d get ladies for Sufferer A if Sufferer A accompanied them to Southeast Washington, D.C.  At roughly 7:30 a.m., Sufferer A agreed to journey to Southeast Washington, D.C. in Co-conspirator 1’s automobile with Hebron.

At 8:13 a.m., co-defendant Christopher Younger referred to as Darius Younger to report that Hebron and Co-conspirator 1 had “snatched” Sufferer A.  Quickly after Co-conspirator 1, Hebron, and Sufferer A arrived in Southeast D.C., Darius and Christopher Younger entered into Co-conspirator 1’s automobile with Sufferer A inside.  Hebron then pointed a gun at Sufferer A.  At the moment, Hebron, Darius and Christopher Younger, and Co-conspirator 1 took Sufferer A’s private gadgets together with Sufferer A’s pockets, cellphone, resort room key, and a watch valued at $500.

Hebron, Darius and Christopher Younger, and Co-conspirator 1 then demanded the code to Sufferer A’s resort secure.  When Sufferer A refused, Hebron struck Sufferer A within the brow with the gun.  In response, Sufferer A instructed the co-conspirators the code to the resort secure.  Hebron then pressured Sufferer A out of the automobile.  Darius and Christopher Younger then exited the automobile with Sufferer A as Hebron and Co-conspirator 1 drove again to the resort and on line casino to burglarize Sufferer A’s resort room.

As Hebron and Co-conspirator 1 traveled again to the resort and on line casino, Darius and Christopher Younger led Sufferer A at gunpoint to a boiler room inside a Southeast D.C. house constructing.  Darius Younger then referred to as Perkins and directed him to look out for police or anybody else that may hear or see Darius and Christopher Younger with Sufferer A.  Contained in the boiler room, Darius and Christopher Younger repeatedly assaulted Sufferer A, threatened his life, demanded Sufferer A’s PIN quantity to his ATM card, and demanded details about the gadgets situated in his resort room.  Darius and Christopher Younger then relayed this data to Hebron and Co-conspirator 1 by cellphone.  Concurrently, Hebron and Co-conspirator 1 accessed Sufferer A’s resort room the place they stole Sufferer A’s property, together with a gaming system, $1,500 in on line casino chips, and roughly $6,000 in money. 

As said within the plea agreements, after conspiracy members stole Sufferer A’s resort gadgets, and left Sufferer A contained in the Southeast D.C. house constructing, regulation enforcement noticed Darius and Christopher Younger strolling away from the constructing.  Moments later, regulation enforcement situated Sufferer A, who had sustained a number of accidents, together with a bloody wound on his brow, a damaged nostril, and cuts on his mouth and eye. 

On March 16, 2021, regulation enforcement executed a search warrant at Darius Younger’s residence, finding Younger in a bed room on the second flooring of the residence.  Younger was taken into custody.  Officers recovered two loaded .40-caliber pistols—one beneath the mattress and one within the closet in Younger’s bed room.  Legislation enforcement additionally recovered a .223-caliber assault-rifle type pistol loaded with 23 rounds of ammunition, situated in a backpack within the bed room.  The assault-rifle type pistol didn’t have any serial quantity or markings related to a identified producer, indicating that it was a privately made firearm, also referred to as a “ghost gun.”  Exterior the bed room closet officers recovered a loaded 9mm pistol from the pocket of a darkish grey jacket and a transparent bag containing roughly 10 grams of crack cocaine.  Officers additionally recovered a black digital scale and firearms journal containing 9 rounds of 9mm ammunition from Younger’s residence.  Younger knew that he had earlier felony convictions and due to this fact was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

Co-defendants Anthony Erik Hebron, a/ok/a “Ache”, age 29; Lamar Jamal Perkins, age 28; and Christopher Allen Younger, a/ok/a “40,” age 27, all of Washington, D.C pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit kidnapping.  Hebron is anticipated to be sentenced to 14 years in federal jail at his sentencing on August 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.  Christopher Younger was sentenced to 126 months in federal jail at his sentencing on Could 4, 2022.  Perkins was sentenced to 10 years in federal jail at his sentencing on Could 23, 2022.

This case is a part of Challenge Protected Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing collectively all ranges of regulation enforcement and the communities they serve to cut back violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everybody.  PSN, an evidence-based program confirmed to be efficient at decreasing violent crime, is the centerpiece of the Division of Justice’s violent crime discount efforts.  By way of PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work collectively to establish probably the most urgent violent crime issues locally and develop complete options to deal with them.  As a part of this technique, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on probably the most violent offenders and companions with domestically based mostly prevention and reentry applications for lasting reductions in crime.

This case is an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Activity Drive (OCDETF) investigation.   OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level felony organizations that threaten the US utilizing a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency method that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and native regulation enforcement companies in opposition to felony networks.

United States Legal professional Erek L. Barron counseled the FBI Washington and the FBI Baltimore Area Workplaces and the Prince George’s County Police Division for his or her work within the investigation.  Mr. Barron thanked Assistant U.S. Legal professional Jeffrey J. Izant and Particular Assistant U.S. Legal professional Jared Engelking, who prosecuted the case, and thanked Assistant U.S. Legal professional Leah Grossi for her help.

For extra data on the Maryland U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace, its priorities, and sources out there to assist the neighborhood, please go to https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/project-safe-neighborhoods-psnexile and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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