Memphis Stickup: 10+ Years for Carjacking

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Martavious Wilson, 20, is trading Memphis streets for a federal cell after getting 130 months – over eleven years – for a November 9, 2024 carjacking. Wilson and a still-unnamed accomplice cornered a woman at 850 South Third Street while she was filling her tires and turned a routine task into a violent takeover of her 2019 Toyota Highlander. The victim, left bruised and shaken, wasn’t the only one hurt that day.

According to court documents, the pair didn’t bother with polite requests. They immediately flashed a firearm, demanded the keys, and then Wilson escalated things, smashing the gun into the woman’s head. He then jumped in the Highlander and floored it, figuring he could outrun the law. He was wrong. Memphis Police quickly located the stolen SUV, only to find it wrapped around a utility pole – Wilson’s attempt to ditch the vehicle and escape ended in a crash.

Federal Judge Mark S. Norris wasn’t buying any excuses on March 10, 2026. The 130-month sentence isn’t just a number; it’s the minimum required by federal law when someone uses a firearm during a violent crime. And forget about parole – in the federal system, that’s a pipe dream. Wilson’s doing the full stretch.

U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant used the sentencing as a chance to preach about making better choices. But the real work was done by the Memphis Police Department’s Safe Streets Task Force, who built the case and handed it off to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jermal Blanchard. Another street predator off the board.