Authorities have arrested two of the three suspected attackers who broke into the Secret Service SUV of President Joe Biden’s granddaughter, according to authorities and court documents.
The arrest appears to be a rare case in which authorities have arrested a suspect on suspicion of a crime. The timing of the arrests suggests the Biden administration sees the spike in crime as a political weakness for Democrats.
Crime in Democratic-controlled cities spiked According to police department data, in 2023:
- Homicide: 35 percent increase
- Robbery: 67% increase
- Violent crime: 39% increase
- Auto theft: 82% increase
People walk down 16th Street after “Defund the Police” is written on the street near the White House on June 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tassos Katopodis/Getty)
of washington post report Details of the first arrest, which occurred on February 14th:
The arrests of 19-year-old Robert Kemp and the youth came after authorities said D.C. police officers found the getaway car, a stolen red Toyota Corolla, abandoned in 16th Street Heights. Inside were items taken from a Secret Service vehicle, including a protective vest, night vision goggles, a first aid bag and a computer router. Authorities also found a McDonald’s bag and food receipts. The affidavit states that fingerprints on the items led to the arrest.
The U.S. Secret Service said in an affidavit that Kemp, who lives in northwest Washington, was guilty of vehicle fraud related to the Corolla and theft related to items taken from a Secret Service vehicle, a black Ford Expedition. He says he has been charged with a crime.
Charge documents filed in court list only charges of misappropriation and are typically filed when authorities cannot prove that the person involved in the vehicle is the same person who stole the vehicle. . A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said she could not comment on charging decisions. Prosecutors may file additional charges as the investigation continues.
Authorities also arrested an unidentified 14-year-old boy on Friday. They charged him with three counts of armed carjacking and alleged involvement in several more crimes around the District.of post Police say the 14-year-old boy is involved in a Secret Service SUV incident. Authorities charged him as a juvenile.
Residents in the district blame Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves for the crime spike. Mr. Graves declined to prosecute 67% of those arrested who should have been arrested. will be tried in D.C. Superior Court, according to 2022 district statistics. By 2023, 56% of those arrested will not be prosecuted.
Matthew Graves, U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. (Craig Hudson of The Washington Post, via Getty Images)
Many crimes in Washington DC are committed by juveniles. For example, according to police data, 65 percent of those arrested for carjackings are juveniles. In his first 10 months of 2023 he committed 760 carjackings Occurred.
Graves said in August that his office would crack down on some crimes committed by juveniles, but his office generally not prosecute they. Because the D.C. Juvenile Court holds that: jurisdiction For delinquent acts, the juvenile court prosecutor must file a motion to transfer the juvenile to criminal court for prosecution as an adult. At the time, the U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecute Juveniles included in the adult system from the statutory list of serious crimes.grave have The first right to reject such filed cases.
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