DC Man Sentenced Who Shot At Police Officer Gets 25 Years In Prison

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — A Washington, D.C. man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of attempted second-degree murder in connection with a 2022 incident where he shot at a police officer.

A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Monday sentenced Trevon Brox, 28, to 40 years in prison, suspending all but 25 years to serve and five years of supervised probation upon release.

Brox pleaded guilty last month to charges of attempted second-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence for shooting at a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer.

“This defendant boldly opened fire on an officer at point-blank range in the middle of the day, in a highly populated townhome community, not far from a playground,” Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said in a statement.

On Feb. 1, 2022, Maryland National Capital Park Police responded to the call of a theft at the Olney Manor Swim Center. An employee said the suspect, later identified as Brox, had entered the locker room and was stealing from the lockers.

The first Park Police officer to arrive on scene was in an unmarked vehicle and not in uniform at the time. He saw Brox enter a vehicle. At this point the officer called for uniform backup. Moments later, a Park Police cruiser arrived. When the marked cruiser’s emergency lights were activated, Box fled the premises, driving out of the lot onto northbound Georgia Avenue at a high rate of speed, according to charging documents.

The officer followed Brox, but lost sight of him until he approached the intersection of Georgia Avenue and King William Drive, approximately one mile north of the Swim Center. Brox’s Hyundai had collided with another occupied vehicle that was stopped at a stop sign on King William Drive and preparing to turn right onto Georgia Avenue.

Brox jumped out of his car and went toward the trunk of the Hyundai. A witness told police that Brox appeared to drop and then pick up the handgun and flee into the neighborhood adjacent to King William Drive, according to evidence.

The officer arrived at the accident scene in time to see Brox running into the neighborhood. Anticipating the Defendant’s direction of travel, the officer drove ahead for two blocks and parked adjacent to the community playground.

The officer got out his vehicle and put on a vest, marked “Police” on the front. He then headed on foot toward some townhouses on Buehler Court. As he drew closer to the townhouses, he could see the Brox standing in the front yard of one of them.

Brox did not appear to see him initially as he seemed to be looking at a cell phone, according to evidence.

The officer, with OC spray in hand drew closer and then gave verbal commands stating, “police, get down on the ground,” according to evidence.

Brox looked up at the officer, who was about 6 to 8 feet from him. Brox then pulled out a handgun and punched the gun outwardly in the direction of the officer, according to evidence.

The officer dove to the right and Brox opened fire, missing the officer, but striking the rear of a car parked behind the officer. Brox then turned and ran behind the row of townhouses. He was found and taken into custody shortly after, according to evidence.