State's Attorney Announces 80-Year Sentence for Man Convicted of Murder and Attempted Robbery

UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson has announced that 24-year-old Christopher Jamar Jenkins has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after being convicted of two counts of first-degree murder on May 16, 2025, in the shooting death of 23-year-old Xavier Matthews and 26-year-old Karon Moore. Jenkins was also convicted of conspiracy armed robbery, one count of firearm use in a violent crime, one count of possession of a handgun by a prohibited person.

 

On June 28, 2023, Matthews and Moore were fatally shot in a Super 8 Hotel in Camp Springs during a planned robbery orchestrated by Matthews’ cousin.

    

“This tragedy was entirely preventable, and while no sentence can erase the families’ pain, we hope this brings some measure of justice,” said State’s Attorney Jackson. “This case is a reminder that violent actions have devastating consequences for victims, for families, and for the entire community. Our office will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold violent offenders accountable and to prevent violence before it occurs in our communities.” 

 

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