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Oakland Man Sentenced to 276 Months in Prison for Robbery and Carjacking
OAKLAND, CA – In a recent case that highlights the dangers of violent crime, 31-year-old Ismael Eduardo Axtle was sentenced to 276 months, or 23 years, in federal prison for his role in a string of robberies and carjackings in the San Francisco Bay Area.
According to court documents, Axtle and his co-defendant, Patrick Fiammetta-McConnell, robbed a parking garage in San Francisco and stole an Acura TL on July 27, 2011. On August 5, 2011, Axtle carjacked a BMW from a driver in San Francisco. On September 9, 2011, Axtle carried methamphetamine and a firearm in the carjacked BMW down to Turlock, in the Eastern District of California. On November 17, 2011, Axtle and unknown co-conspirators robbed a massage parlor at gunpoint in Petaluma. On November 18, 2011, Axtle carjacked a family in an SUV at gunpoint during a police chase in Oakland that involved several law enforcement agencies.
Axtle also admitted to possession of two firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a storage locker in Oakland.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Oakland Police Department, Alameda County Regional Auto Theft Task Force, California Highway Patrol, San Francisco Police Department, Petaluma Police Department, and Turlock Police Department.
Axtle pleaded guilty on May 14, 2013, to two counts of carjacking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119; two counts of interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a); possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1); being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii).
The Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong, United States District Court Judge, handed down the 276-month sentence. Judge Armstrong also ordered Axtle to forfeit all firearms and ammunition, and to serve a five-year term of supervised release during which he may be searched by any federal, state, or local law enforcement officer with or without cause.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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