Alleged Serial Armed Robber Arrested at His D.C. Home

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Defendant Alleged to Have Committed Seventeen Armed Robberies in the Last Year

WASHINGTON - Antonio Kingsbury, 36, of Washington, D.C., was arrested today and charged by criminal complaint with interference with interstate commerce by robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. Kingsbury is suspected of involvement in at least seventeen armed robberies between January 9, 2024 and November 7, 2024, in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist of the Washington Field Office.

According to the complaint, the same masked gunman is believed responsible for 17 armed robberies at various businesses including: multiple Subway restaurants, Starbucks, multiple local DMV restaurants, a Virginia ABC store, a local cell phone store, Chipotle, multiple Popeye's restaurants, multiple 7-Eleven stores, and a tobacco store.

During a search of the suspect's home, a gun was recovered along with multiple pieces of clothing used during Kingsbury's nearly year-long robbery spree. Kingsbury was arrested and will have an initial appearance in District Court on November 12, 2024.

This case is being investigated by the FBI's Violent Crime Task Force which includes members of the FBI's Washington Field Office, the Bladensburg (MD) Police Department, the Prince George's County Police Department, and the Arlington (VA) Police Department.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin F. Song

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Updated November 8, 2024