KDY Drug Crew Members Face 55 Charges Included Armed Robberies, Armed Carjacking

BOWIE, MD — Several individuals believed to be members of the Kennedy Street drug crew now face 22 additional charges - including armed carjacking, armed robberies and weapons offenses involving machine guns - for a 55-count superseding indictment, officials announced recently.

The superseding indictment also names a 17th co-defendant, Adebayo Adediji Green, 29, of Hyattsville, who was arrested Feb. 22.

The superseding indictment charges defendants Keion Michael Brown, 20, and Jovan “Chewy” Williams, 19, in a Nov. 17, 2023, spree of armed carjackings and robberies; defendants Tristan Ware and Keion Brown with illegal possession of a machine gun in furtherance of drug trafficking; defendants Khali Brown, Aaron Mercer, Angel Suncar and David Penn with illegal possession of firearms; defendants Brown, Ware and David Penn with possession with intent to deliver marijuana; defendants Penn, Aaron Mercer and Angel Suncar with possession with intent to deliver cocaine; and defendant Adebayo Adediji Green with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and marijuana, and illegal possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Defendants Warren Fields and Antonio Reginald Bailey previously pleaded guilty.

According to the original indictment, KDY members operated open-air drug markets in the 100-1200 blocks of Kennedy Street in Northwest, as well as surrounding streets. The organization’s members have been charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl, oxycodone, cocaine base and marijuana, and using firearms, including fully automatic weapons, to enforce and protect the crew’s territory, including through intimidation and acts of violence.

The original indictment further alleges that KDY crew members conspired to establish shell companies to launder their illegal proceeds. During the investigation, law enforcement seized more than 40 firearms including eight suspected machineguns.

Click here to see a full list of defendants involved.