United States of America v. Keon Preston, Mekhi Greene

Washington D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with March 2025 Shooting and March 2025 Carjacking; Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Same Carjacking



Keon Preston, 19, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today in Superior Court for a shooting that occurred in the afternoon on March 23, 2025, and an armed carjacking that occurred later that same day. Mekhi Greene, 19, of Washington, D.C., also pleaded guilty for the carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.



Preston pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to assault with intent to kill, possession of a machine gun, and carjacking. Greene pleaded guilty in the Superior Court to carjacking. Sentencing is scheduled for December 19, 2025, before the Honorable Judge Deborah Israel. Carjacking carries a mandatory minimum term of seven years of incarceration.



According to the government's evidence, at approximately 4:11 p.m., on March 23, 2025, in the 4600 block of G Street Southeast, Preston and two other unidentified suspects fired approximately 30 rounds at a victim as the victim exited his house and walked towards a bus stop. The victim was not hit, but multiple rounds struck the victim's house and car.



Later that same day, at approximately 9:19 p.m., in the 3500 block of East Capitol Street Northeast, Preston, Greene, and two unidentified suspects, wearing masks and dark clothing, carjacked a victim at gunpoint. MPD officers canvassed the area, spotted the vehicle, and attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle abruptly pulled into a dead end on the corner of 33rd Street Southeast and C Street Southeast. The defendants fled on foot but were caught by police. Officers recovered two illegal firearms from the vehicle, one of which had an automatic conversion switch.



Preston and Greene were arrested at the scene and have been in custody since.



Joining the announcement was Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.



This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Green.

Carjacking carries a mandatory minimum term of seven years of incarceration.