Previously Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced for Carrying Stolen Shotgun on D.C. Metro Bus

WASHINGTON - Gerald Anthony Evans, 30, a previously convicted felon and sex offender who resides in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for his unlawful possession of a 12-gauge shotgun that he carried as he rode a WMATA bus, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

"Gerald Evans boarded a public bus in the District of Columbia carrying a loaded stolen shotgun, which he admitted was his," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "With 23 prior law enforcement encounters, Evans has had every opportunity to choose a different path. Instead, he chose to carry a weapon onto a bus full of commuters. That choice has consequences."

Evans, aka "Big Woobie G," pleaded guilty on Jan. 13, 2026, in the U.S. District Court Judge Trevor N. McFadden to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. In addition to the 21-month prison sentence, Judge McFadden ordered Evans to serve three years of supervised release.

According to court papers, on Dec. 10, 2024, a Metro Transit Police officer observed Evans board WMATA Bus 5476 without paying his fare. The officer identified himself and asked Evans to step off the bus.

During the stop, officers asked Evans about a bag hanging below his coat. Evans said, "that's my gun." Officers opened the bag and found a Mossberg 590 Shockwave 12-gauge shotgun loaded with one round in the chamber and three rounds in the magazine. A check of the serial number revealed the shotgun had been reported stolen.

Evans's criminal history includes a 2013 arrest for armed carjacking for which he pleaded guilty to attempt to commit robbery. While he was on probation for that case, he was found guilty of second-degree assault in Prince George's County and sentenced to 10 years in prison, with ten years suspended. In 2022 he violated probation and was sentenced to 18 months confinement. In April 2016, Evans pleaded guilty in Prince George's county to a sex offense in the fourth degree. He repeatedly has failed to register as a sex offender in the jurisdictions in which he has lived.

This case was investigated by the Metro Transit Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Washington Field Division. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Bloss.

Gerald Anthony Evans, 30, a previously convicted felon and sex offender who resides in the District of Columbia, in a photo taken by police body-worn camera. The shotgun was in the satchel resting on his lap.

Evans, circled in red, boarded the WMATA bus carrying a loaded shotgun that he had stowed in a black satchel.

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