Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Armed Robbery

            WASHINGTON – A Superior Court jury found Maunyae Worsley, 18, of Washington, D.C., guilty of armed robbery and other charges arising from a robbery of a Northeast gas station, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

            Worsley was also found guilty of possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, possession of an unregistered firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition. The verdict was returned on August 8, 2024.

            The Honorable Jason Park scheduled sentencing for October 18, 2024.

             According to the government’s evidence, on April 9, 2024, at approximately 3:47 a.m., Worsley went to the Exxon gas station in the Brookland neighborhood.  The lone attendant was outside the store, putting up a sign in the window. As the attendant went back inside, Worsley pulled out a tan semiautomatic pistol, grabbed the attendant, and forced him into the employees-only section. Worsley took approximately $5,000 from the cash register and a file cabinet before fleeing the scene.

            The next day, MPD officers were executing an unrelated search warrant at Worsley’s home when they recovered a tan Glock 19X semiautomatic pistol from Worsley’s bedroom.  Officers also recovered a jacket, sweatpants, and shoes from Worsley’s bedroom that matched the clothing the defendant wore during the robbery. Subsequent investigation found that Worsley was wearing a GPS monitor, and his GPS records placed him at the scene of the robbery.

            Worsley was arrested during the execution of the search warrant on April 10, 2024, and he has been in custody since.

            In announcing the verdict, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department.  

            Finally, they commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ella Gladman and Will Lawrence, who prosecuted the case.