A 17-year-old carjacking defendant accepted a plea deal before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on March 13.
Frederick Etheridge, 17, was originally charged with armed carjacking, two counts of armed robbery, and three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. The charges stemmed from Etheridge’s alleged involvement in an armed carjacking on the 2800 block of Erie Street, SE on Oct. 25, 2024, and an armed robbery on the 2700 block of Terrace Road, SE on Jan. 3, 2025.
Etheridge was charged under Title 16, which allows for juveniles to be tried as adults for certain serious offenses…