Michael Daniels, 37, Convicted Child Rapist Sentenced to 110 Months in String of Armed Robberies of Commercial Businesses

Friday, April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON – Michael Daniels, 37, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 110 months in prison for a series of six armed robberies that struck a dry cleaner, a vape shop, a liquor store, and mobile phone stores in the District during early 2022.

            The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent in Charge Craig Kailimai of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

            Daniels pleaded guilty on December 12, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras to a charge of interference with interstate commerce by robbery (also known as a Hobbs Act robbery) In addition to the 110 month prison term, Judge Contreras ordered Daniels to serve three years of supervised release and pay restitution of $1,539. 

            According to court documents, Daniels targeted a variety of commercial businesses between January 28, 2022, and February 13, 2022. Disguised in a mask, Daniels robbed the following businesses at gunpoint:

  • January 28, 2022, Capitol Hill Cleaning Emporium, 1100 block of E. Capitol Street, SE

  • January 30, 2022, Serv U Liquors, 1900 block of 9th St., NW

  • January 31, 2022, Boost Mobile, 1700 block of Columbia Rd., NW

  • February 7, 2022, Simple Mobile, 3100 block of Mt. Pleasant St., NW

  • February 10, 2022, Havana Tobacco and Vape, 600 block Pennsylvania Ave., SE

  • February 13, 2022, Boost Mobile, 3720 Georgia Ave., NW

            Daniels was arrested April 4, 2023, in Washington D.C. His prior convictions include multiple robberies, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a BB gun, an assault while he was incarcerated, and most recently, the second-degree rape of a 12-year-old girl in Maryland for which he is currently serving an 18-year sentence.

            This case was investigated by the MPD and the ATF. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nihar Mohanty and Madhu Chugh.

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