Teenager with prior assault charges arrested in DC armed carjacking of FBI agent

Police in Washington, D.C., arrested a 17-year-old boy and charged him with armed carjacking an FBI agent in late November.

Devonta Lynch, of southeast Washington, was arrested and charged as an adult with armed carjacking on Monday, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a release.

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Lynch and another suspect allegedly carjacked the FBI agent at gunpoint in northeast Washington while the agent was getting out of her 2009 blue Chevy Malibu on Nov. 29 in the afternoon. She said she was knocked down to the ground and that one of the suspects pointed a gun at her, according to court documents.

The suspect holding the gun demanded the agent’s keys and phone and then hopped into the driver’s seat of the agent’s car while another suspect got in the passenger seat. They fled the scene in the FBI agent’s car but ditched the vehicle about 15 minutes later. Both the Malibu and the phone were recovered by authorities about a half hour after they were taken, less than a mile from the scene of the incident.

The agent reported that ammunition was missing when her vehicle was returned to her.

Using surveillance videos, police identified Lynch as the driver. Charging documents state that detectives received an anonymous tip that Lynch was one of the suspects, had a court-ordered GPS monitor on, and was allegedly a member of the Area 71 gang, per Fox 5 DC. Detectives determined that Lynch had been charged with simple assault in connection to an incident on Nov. 9 and was a student at High Road Upper School.

On Monday, an FBI SWAT team arrested Lynch and discovered a handgun magazine and several rounds of FBI-issued ammunition at Lynch’s home in a closet, according to police. The weapons allegedly used in the carjacking were not recovered, police said.

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Lynch had been suspended from high school on the day of the carjacking and the day before, per NBC Washington. He is being held without bond and is set to appear in court on Dec. 11.

The investigation remains ongoing as the second suspect has not been identified or apprehended. The Metropolitan Police Department and FBI are offering a joint reward of up to $20,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who committed the crime.