A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with an armed carjacking of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent in Washington, D.C., in November, and FBI-issued ammunition was found at his home, police and court documents said.
Devonta Lynch, of Southeast D.C. was arrested and charged as an adult with armed carjacking on Monday, according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Lynch and another suspect allegedly carjacked an FBI agent at gunpoint in the 100 block of 12th Street NE, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood on the afternoon of Nov. 29, then fled the scene in the agent's vehicle, according to a police report.
The vehicle was found about 25 minutes later in Southeast and returned to the agent, who reported ammunition was missing, court documents said.
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About a week later, an FBI SWAT team arrested Lynch at his home in Southeast. FBI-issued ammunition was found by detectives inside a closet, court documents said.
The carjacking occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Lynch had been suspended from high school both that Wednesday and the day before.
Detectives believe he is one of two suspects in a surveillance video released by the FBI. One of the suspects in the video is wearing clothes that look similar to what Lynch was seen wearing in high school on Thursday, school staff told authorities.
Lynch is being held without bond and is set to appear in court on Monday.
The case remains under investigation as police offer a reward of up to $20,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individuals involved, including the second suspect.
More than 900 carjackings have occurred in D.C. so far this year, 77% of which involved guns, according to D.C. police data.
