Bracelon Armon Charles, Violent Crime, Texas 2023

BEAUMONT, Texas - A Sunset, Louisiana man's violent crime spree left a trail of destruction in its wake, and now he's facing federal charges.

Bracelon Armon Charles, 22, has been named in a six-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury this week in the Eastern District of Texas. He's charged with two counts of carjacking, two counts of brandishing or using a firearm during a violent crime, and Hobbs Act robbery.

The indictment alleges that in October 2023, Charles and a juvenile, engaged in a violent crime spree that included the attempted carjacking of a vehicle in Beaumont, the shooting of the vehicle's owner, another carjacking in Port Arthur, and an attempted robbery of a convenience store in Beaumont.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the government to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

If convicted, Charles faces up to 30 years in federal prison.

This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Beaumont Police Department; the Port Arthur Police Department; and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Tommy Coleman.

A federal indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Charles' next court appearance is pending.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/louisiana-man-charged-jefferson-county-violent-crime-spree-included-carjackings