Cordelro DeSean Shoulders, Armed Carjacking, Mississippi 2022

Canton Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking

Jackson, Miss. – Cordelro DeSean Shoulders, 30, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for armed carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.

Shoulders was sentenced on October 13, 2022, in U.S. District Court in Jackson. He was further ordered to a five-year term of supervised release following his prison term.

Armed Carjacking Crime Date: April 28, 2019

According to court documents, during the evening of April 28, 2019, at a Jackson gas station, Shoulders and an unknown man pulled up next to a car occupied by three young women and initiated a conversation. The women agreed to meet Shoulders and the other man at a party nearby. Once the women arrived, and while still in their car, the men approached and pointed guns at the women. The women were ordered out of their car and were made to remove their clothes. Shoulders and the other man took the women’s phones, wallets, and the keys to their car. Shoulders then left in the women’s car while the other man followed.

Shoulders was captured and identified on the following day, April 29, after he led police on a pursuit and crashed while avoiding a roadblock. Shoulders was driving the car he had taken from the women.

Shoulders was indicted by a federal grand jury and pled guilty on July 7, 2021, to armed carjacking.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jackson Police Department, and Clinton Police Department investigated the case. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bert Carraway.

Cordelro DeSean Shoulders, 30, of Canton, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for armed carjacking. He was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term. The crime occurred on April 28, 2019, in Jackson, Mississippi.

Cordelro DeSean Shoulders was found guilty of armed carjacking, a federal crime that carries significant penalties. The sentence reflects the seriousness of the offense and the need to protect the public.

The Canton man’s sentence serves as a reminder that armed carjacking is a serious crime that will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The community can rest assured that those who commit such crimes will be held accountable.

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