Two men face up to 15 years in prison for a brazen carjacking in Luquillo, Puerto Rico.
A federal grand jury has handed up a two-count indictment charging Edgar Pabón Rivera and Axel Juarides Orozco with an armed carjacking of a couple in Luquillo on May 8, 2011.
According to the government’s allegations, a couple was entering their Hyundai Sonata around 10 PM in Luquillo when the two men approached them. The men forced the couple out of the car at gunpoint.
Police agents responded quickly to the carjacking and pursued the Sonata, which fled. Eventually, Pabón Rivera and Juarides Orozco stopped the car and exited the vehicle, with one of them brandishing a gun in the direction of the officers.
In the ensuing gunfire, both suspects were injured.
The case was worked in collaboration with Gabriel Redondo Miranda of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice and with the Bureau of Puerto Rico Police, who arrested the suspects.
If convicted, the defendants face a sentence of up to 15 years in prison for the carjacking and a minimum of 7 years in prison for the firearm offense.
An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Defendant: Edgar Pabón Rivera and Axel Juarides Orozco
Criminal Charges: Armed Carjacking and Firearm Offense
City and State: Luquillo, Puerto Rico
Exact Date: May 8, 2011
Sentence or Outcome: Up to 15 years in prison for carjacking and a minimum of 7 years in prison for firearm offense
Key Facts
- State: Puerto Rico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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