D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to 2025 Murder and Sexual Assault Charges
Javier Montgomery faces 26 to 40 years in prison under a plea agreement, with sentencing scheduled for January 2027.
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Javier Montgomery, 18, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty on August 14, 2026, to murder and sexual assault charges in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, according to official records released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Under a plea agreement, Montgomery faces a combined sentencing range of 26 to 40 years in prison. Final sentencing is scheduled for January 15, 2027.
According to official records, Montgomery pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for the October 3, 2025, fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jermaine Durbin. Records state that at approximately 7:20 p.m., Montgomery robbed Durbin of his backpack at gunpoint near the Rhode Island Avenue metro station and shot him when Durbin followed to retrieve it. Metropolitan Police Department officers located Durbin at 600 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, where DC Fire & EMS personnel pronounced him deceased at 7:36 p.m.
In a second case, Montgomery pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse while armed, third-degree sexual abuse, robbery, and attempted third-degree sexual abuse. According to official records, Montgomery admitted to committing sexual assaults and robbery at gunpoint against three victims between May 2025 and September 2025. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro stated that Montgomery carried out a pattern of violence and that the conviction ensures full accountability. The cases were investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael Roberts and Katherine Ballou.
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