WASHINGTON — Two young men convicted in a September 2024 armed carjacking in Northeast Washington have received fully suspended sentences under the District’s Youth Rehabilitation Act, despite federal prosecutors seeking lengthy prison terms.
Julan Byrd, 18, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was sentenced Friday, February 27, 2026, in Superior Court for the District of Columbia. Byrd, who was 17 at the time of the offense and charged pursuant to Title 16, pleaded guilty on November 17, 2025, to one count of armed robbery and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Prosecutors requested a sentence of seven years in prison — the top of the applicable sentencing guidelines — followed by three years of supervised release. However, Superior Court Judge Jennifer DiToro sentenced Byrd to a fully suspended 60-month sentence with 12 months of supervised probation under the Youth Rehabilitation Act. The sentence was imposed over the government’s objection. The Act permits judges to impose sentences below mandatory minimum terms for eligible youth offenders…