U.S. Attorney Greg Davis issued the following press release:
Jackson Men Plead Guilty to Carjacking
Jackson, Miss –Demario Webster, 20, and Ira McGruder, 24, both from Jackson, entered guilty pleas today before U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to carjacking, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced.
The carjacking occurred at a residence in Clinton, Mississippi on September 30, 2014. When the victim arrived home from work, he was robbed of his wristwatch and cash and then forced inside his house at gunpoint by four individuals. Once inside the house, the victim was tied up and ordered at gunpoint to reveal the location of any other cash located in his home. Among other items, the four individuals stole the victim’s handguns, television, jewelry and BMW. The BMW was recovered about one hour later near the intersection of TV and Maddox Roads in Jackson.
Sentencing in this case has been set for December 1, 2016. The defendants each face a maximum penalty of fifteen years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Criminal Chief Darren J. LaMarca and Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Lemon. It was investigated by the Clinton Police Department, Jackson Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Kingfish note: Webster has also been indicted for burglary (two counts), armed robbery, kidnapping, and grand larceny (auto). Those cases are pending in Hinds County Circuit Court.
4 comments:
glad the US Attorney is here to prosecute, since our local DA seems to have other things on his mind, keeping him from handling what seems to be a state violation. Maybe there is a reason for this being in federal court - if so, so much the better. These thugs are off the street.
Fifteen years sound light in a case involving this level of violence and intrusion. That's not much more than you'd get for half a pound of weed.
The issue with your comment is that you can get 15 years for weed
But, with a 15 year weed sentence, you rarely ever would serve it all. With THIS sentence, one might assume they will be locked up for the entire sentence.
My point was that for strong-arming a man and forcing him into his residence and forcing him to give up valuables, stealing his weapons and his automobile....should carry a sentence at least twice as long as was handed down.
These chumps will only be pissed off and ready to rock and role at the end of this sentence. But, there's another thread on here about rehabilitation, right?
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