A jury in DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz’s courtroom partially convicted six carjacking co-defendants, but fully convicted another on Jan. 6, following two months of trial.
Irshaad Ellis-Bey, 20, Isaiah Flowers, 20, Taj Giles, 20, Byron Gillum, 20, Jahkai Goff, 21, Jaelen Jordan, 20, and Warren Montgomery, 20, are charged with conspiracy, trafficking stolen property, two counts of armed carjacking, two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle, four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of robbery while armed. These charges stem from the group’s alleged involvement in a series of armed carjackings and the subsequent distribution of the stolen vehicles between February and May of 2023.
Additionally, everyone, except Montgomery, is charged with two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, armed carjacking, receiving stolen property of $1000 or more, and robbery while armed…