John Nusslein, Carjacking, Pennsylvania 2021

A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to carjacking in a case involving two carjackings of food delivery drivers, police said.

John Nusslein, 19, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty on [no date mentioned] to one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, one count of carjacking resulting in death, and one count of carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury.

Nusslein was charged by indictment in June 2022 with these offenses, in connection with a series of carjackings of food delivery drivers in Northeast Philadelphia during November and December of 2021.

The incidents detailed are as follows: On December 2, 2021, Nusslein and two others placed a food delivery order to an address on the 3000 block of Teesdale Street in Philadelphia, as a ruse to lure their intended victim to that location.

At approximately 7:00 p.m., when C.C., a food delivery driver, arrived at that location, Nusslein, Person 1, and Person 2 approached C.C. and struck him repeatedly to facilitate the taking of C.C.’s vehicle, a 2004 Toyota Camry.

Nusslein, Person 1, and Person 2 then fled the area in C.C.’s stolen Toyota Camry.

C.C. was later taken to the hospital by first responders.

On December 21, 2021, C.C. succumbed to his injuries and the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the cause of death was the assault that C.C. sustained during the carjacking.

Nusslein is set to be sentenced on July 31, 2024 before United States District Court Judge John M. Younge, and faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/philadelphia-man-pleads-guilty-murder-case-involving-two-carjackings-food-delivery