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District Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds
A District man will spend the rest of his life in prison after holding his partner hostage in his Northwest DC apartment, where he repeatedly physically and sexually abused her, federal authorities announced.
Bryant Phillips, 53, was found guilty by a jury earlier this year to multiple criminal charges after terrorizing a former lover over the course of several harrowing days more than two years ago.
On Friday, Aug. 9, officials say he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release, plus 30 additional years, followed by a lifetime of supervised release/probation.
He wil…
Woman Who Kidnapped, Beat, Robbed Roommate During Harrowing Day In DC Gets Prison Time
The District woman who went through extreme measures to get her roommate out of their apartment will be living behind bars for several years for kidnapping, federal authorities announced.
Antionette Gilmore, 28, was sentenced on Tuesday to 84 months in prison for the October 2023 kidnapping of her roommate, which she perpetrated with her cousin.
According to court documents, on Oct. 12, 2023, Michael Brown got into an argument over the phone with Gilmore, during which, she told him she wanted her out of their apartment.
They agreed that she would pick him up from downtown DC to bring him b…
