A Maryland resident has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal vehicles from airport parking facilities. Tyrese McKinnon, 25, of Temple Hills, participated in the thefts at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Virginia and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Maryland between January 2023 and April 2024.
Court documents indicate that McKinnon and an accomplice entered airport parking lots on six occasions, stealing vehicles and transporting them across state lines. On one occasion, they used a credit card found inside one of the stolen cars. During part of this period, McKinnon was incarcerated on unrelated state charges but resumed his activities shortly after being released from jail on March 1, 2024. He stole another vehicle just twelve days after his release.
The total value of the stolen vehicles is estimated to be between $150,000 and $250,000.
“Tyrese McKinnon has shown a complete disregard for the law, repeatedly stealing vehicles even after prior convictions,” said Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “This sentence makes clear that chronic offenders who victimize Americans will be held fully accountable in federal court.”
“This case represents the success of law enforcement partnerships to hold Mr. McKinnon and his co-conspirator accountable for their criminal behavior,” said Special Agent in Charge Hanna Porterfield of the NCIS Washington, D.C. Field Office. “NCIS is unwavering in its commitment to protect and serve our Navy and Marine Corps families and the communities in which they live.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc J. Birnbaum and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Amzallag prosecuted the case.
Further information about this case can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia or by searching Case No. 1:25-cr-260 on PACER or through related court documents available via the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
