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Lawrence Cotton Powell, 19, and Anthony Taylor, 18, are charged with robbery and related offenses in a pair of connected incidents. Powell faces first-degree robbery (15 years), assault with intent to commit robbery (15 years), robbery for Edward Corristine (15 years), assault with intent to commit robbery (15 years), and attempted carjacking (5 years). Taylor faces the same set of charges as Powell.
The case begins with Powell allegedly stomping on Levine’s head during an assault in which Levine was robbed of sneakers and a watch after being knocked down; the crowd chased Levine, he got up briefly, then was attacked again on the ground.
Minutes later, the group approached Edward Corristine, a 19-year-old Doge person working in administration, who was walking a young woman to her car on the 1400 Block of Swan Street Northwest. Approximately 10 suspects attacked him, and he pushed the young woman into the car to protect her. Corristine was punched repeatedly and taken to the ground; the suspects demanded the car from the woman in the car and tried to open the locked door, banging on the car and pulling at the door. A Metropolitan Police Department officer on patrol arrived and witnessed the assault on Corristine, who was on the ground beside the car. The juveniles fled, and within a short period, two 15-year-olds were arrested and taken into the family court by the attorney general’s office.
Powell’s background is highlighted: On April 3, Powell was sentenced for felony attempted robbery. The office asked for jail time, but Judge McClain, in Superior Court, with no criminal background, gave Powell probation despite the felony conviction. By May 4, Powell was rearrested while on probation for simple assault and possession of a prohibited weapon. The office again asked for probation revocation. On May 16, Judge McClain released Powell again, telling him to be a good boy. On July 24, Powell was sentenced on one of the two misdemeanors he faced; the office again sought jail time after further victimization. On July 25, another judge suspended his sentence and placed him on probation. Within ten days, Powell was involved again with Levine and Corristine.
The co-defendant, Anthony Taylor, is from Maryland, 18 years old; the office is unaware of any history for him.
Attorney General’s office commends the Metropolitan Police Department for their hard work and diligence in handling the case.