Waldorf Man Sentenced to 55 Years for Robbery and Murder

Baltimore, Maryland - Today, U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Thaddeus Lamont Wills, 52, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 55 years in federal prison for his role in a string of commercial armed robberies. The robberies occurred in 2020 and 2021, in Prince William County, Virginia, and in Prince George's and Charles County, Maryland. During one of the robberies, Wills shot and killed a business owner.

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Baltimore Field Office; Chief George Nader, Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD); Sheriff Troy D. Berry, Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO); and Colonel Peter Newsham, Chief, Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD).

After a nine-day trial, on October 25, 2024, a federal jury found Wills guilty of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, two counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery, and two counts of carjacking. Additionally, the jury convicted Wills of three counts of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and murder resulting from using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The same jury found co-conspirator Keionta Hagens, 45, guilty of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, two counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery and one count of use and carry a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

The trial evidence showed that between November 12, 2020, and January 18, 2021, Wills and co-conspirators used firearms to rob four commercial businesses, carjack victims (including customers of two of the businesses), and murder one of the business owners. Wills's co-conspirators were charged with various offenses for their roles in the series of crimes.

On February 19, 2025, Judge Chuang sentenced Hagens to 18 years in federal prison. Wills and Hagens' co-conspirators, Quasean Reeves, 32, of Waldorf, Maryland, and Andron Wood, 41, of Waldorf, Maryland, each pled guilty and are scheduled for sentencing on January 20, and January 21, 2026, respectively.

U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the FBI, PGPD, CCSO, and PWCPD for their work in the investigation. Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys William Moomau and Joshua Rosenthal who prosecuted the case.

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