Brandon Shell, Armed Carjacking, Missouri 2023

Man Sentenced to 155 Months in Prison for Armed Carjacking

A 22-year-old man from St. Louis, Missouri, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for his role in an armed carjacking that occurred in 2019.

Brandon Shell was sentenced to 155 months in prison by United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark after pleading guilty to one count of armed carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

The crime took place on October 12, 2019, when Shell approached four people who had just exited a Kia Optima near the 3700 block of Juniata in St. Louis. Shell brandished a handgun and demanded the four victims give him all their money.

The victims complied, and after they did so, Shell further demanded "That’s not all you have, give me the keys!" One of the victims handed Shell the keys to the Optima. Another victim threw several items back in the Optima.

Shell then drove away in the Optima. St. Louis Metropolitan Police detectives were able to locate Shell driving the Optima shortly after the carjacking. Shell pulled over in the 5300 block of Oriole in St. Louis, but when he saw detectives, he ran away from them, but was eventually taken into custody.

Detectives found a loaded .380 caliber Kel-Tec semiautomatic pistol on Shell’s person. He was then arrested and charged.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated this case.

Brandon Shell, 22, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of armed carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

This case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Defendant: Brandon Shell

Criminal Charges: Armed Carjacking, Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence

City and State: St. Louis, Missouri

Exact Date: October 12, 2019

Sentence or Outcome: 155 months in prison

Brandon Shell was sentenced to 155 months in prison by United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark.

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