WASHINGTON, DC – Friday — A 19-year-old man from the District was sentenced to 14 years in prison after committing two armed carjackings just days apart, one of which involved using a vehicle stolen in the earlier crime to block in a second victim at a gas station.

Erick Alvarenga pleaded guilty in June to two counts each of unarmed carjacking and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. On Friday, a Superior Court judge ordered him to serve 60 months for each weapons charge and 84 months for each carjacking. The sentences tied to the January incident will run consecutively to those from the December offense, resulting in a total sentence of 168 months behind bars.

The first incident happened around 4:45 a.m. on December 28, 2024, in the 6100 block of Eastern Avenue, NE. Alvar

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