Tyree Eugene McCombs, a 29-year-old resident of Washington D.C., received a 228-month federal prison sentence in the U.S. District Court for his involvement in multiple criminal activities in Virginia and Maryland during 2022. These crimes included stalking, armed robbery, kidnapping, and shooting.
The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., alongside FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan from the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division.
McCombs admitted guilt on August 14, 2024, before U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson to charges related to conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery for an incident in September 2022 and kidnapping for an event in November 2022. Besides the lengthy prison term, he is also required to complete five years of supervised release.
Court documents reveal that McCombs orchestrated two separate schemes with accomplices to stalk, kidnap, and rob women at gunpoint. He played a leading role by surveilling victims and demanding ransom payments while threatening them with firearms.
The first incident occurred on September 3, 2022, when McCombs used a GPS device to track two victims driving from Alexandria, Virginia to Maryland. Upon their return home, they were ambushed by McCombs and his co-conspirators who stole valuable items including luxury watches and jewelry.
In another case on November 7, 2022, McCombs targeted a woman in Maryland while under supervised release for a prior conviction. He followed her using GPS data before abducting her at gunpoint along with an accomplice. The victim was held captive for hours but managed to escape despite being shot twice.
This case was thoroughly investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Violent Crimes Task Force with support from local police departments including Fairfax County Police Department, Howard County Police Department, and Metropolitan Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meredith Mayer-Dempsey and Charles R. Jones led the prosecution efforts.