By Steve Neavling
A 19-year-old man who attempted to carjack an unmarked vehicle occupied by a deputy U.S. Marshal last summer was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison.
Kentrell Flowers, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty in February to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. In addition to the decade-long prison term, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon ordered Flowers to serve five years of supervised release.
The attempted carjacking happened just after 1 a.m. on July 5, 2024, as two deputy marshals were on a protective detail in the 2100 block of 11th Street NW, according to court records. Flowers approached one of the deputies while he was seated in his unmarked car, pointed a pistol directly at him, and tried to take the vehicle.
The deputy responded by drawing his department-issued firearm and firing four shots through the driver’s side window, striking Flowers in the mouth. A second deputy also opened fire. Flowers collapsed, and the deputies rendered first aid while the suspected getaway driver sped off in a silver minivan. A second unidentified accomplice fled on foot.
Authorities later recovered a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun at the scene, loaded with eight rounds.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jared English and Emory V. Cole.
