Opinion ID: 1908635
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Robbery and Kidnapping of Juan McWeay.

Text: On the night of April 10, 1991, Moctar enlisted a sixteen-year-old friend, Rodney Givens, to drive Moctar and the appellants from a gas station in Montgomery County, Maryland, to the District of Columbia. Moctar and the appellants offered to pay for gasoline in exchange for the ride. The appellants rode in the back seat of Givens's beige Oldsmobile and directed him to another gas station at the corner of Sherman Avenue and Harvard Street, N.W. Givens and Moctar stayed in the car while the appellants stepped out for a few minutes. Meanwhile, Barkley drove his mint green 1991 Chevrolet Blazer north on Sherman Avenue toward Harvard Street. Barkley heard someone call out his name and saw Landon hail him from the curb. Barkley pulled over near the gas station at the corner of Sherman and Harvard, and both appellants approached the Blazer. Barkley asked Landon for some cocaine. Landon replied that he did not have any, but that he expected to get some soon. Landon elaborated that he and Green were waiting for Juan and ... were going to rob him. Landon also invited Barkley to stay and [w]atch my work. If Barkley would agree to wait and drop them at home, Landon promised, then they would give [him] some cocaine. Barkley agreed and parked on the opposite side of Sherman Avenue, where he waited with his passenger, Robert Brown. The appellants returned to the back seat of Givens's Oldsmobile. Within ten minutes, McWeay's Corvette pulled into the gas station. McWeay rode in the passenger seat, and Ralph Cherrico drove. Cherrico, who is white, appears to have been the white boy Green expected to accompany McWeay. The appellants and Moctar again got out of the Oldsmobile, walked toward the Corvette, and removed McWeay. There was a brief scuffle outside the Corvette. At some point, Green ran to Barkley's Blazer, displayed a nine-millimeter handgun, and demanded the vehicle. Barkley and Brown surrendered the Blazer and Green drove it into the gas station. Green hopped out of the Blazer, forced McWeay into Givens's Oldsmobile, got into the car himself, pointed a gun at Givens, and ordered him to drive off. Givens heard McWeay plead, [D]on't kill me, as Givens drove back into Montgomery County, Maryland. Green told Givens to stop at a location near Landon's apartment. Once there, Green took McWeay out of the car and told Givens to leave.