A brazen carjacking plot has landed a St. Louis man in federal prison for eight years. Antwan Jones, 32, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on March 2, 2022, for his role in the carjacking, weapons charges and assaulting a federal officer.
The crime occurred on January 15, 2020, when Jones and his co-defendant stopped their SUV next to the victim. Jones approached the victim at gunpoint and demanded her purse. The carjacking victim surrendered her purse, which contained the keys to her car.
Jones and his co-defendant drove around the area and used the victim’s key fob to locate her Mercedes Benz. Once they found the car parked nearby, they used the victim’s keys to drive her car away.
Later that night, police tracked the victim’s phone to East St. Louis, Illinois. There, police discovered the SUV originally used by Jones parked in the 1800 block of Boismenue Avenue with the victim’s purse still inside.
According to the indictment, Jones was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a previous criminal conviction. His co-defendant, who had previously entered a plea of guilty in October, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
Days later, as federal authorities arrested Jones, he resisted the attempt and physically assaulted a federal officer.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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