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Tyrone Felder Found Guilty of Fatal Cabjackings
A Bronx man has been convicted of participating in the fatal carjackings of two livery cab drivers, the Grimy Times has learned. Tyrone Felder, 29, was found guilty of two counts of carjacking resulting in death, two counts of robbery, four counts of firearms possession, and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.
Felder was convicted in connection with the fatal carjackings of Maodo Kane, who was killed in the Bronx on August 5, 2014, and Aboubacar Bah, who was killed in the Bronx on August 12, 2014. He was also found guilty of participating in two armed robberies in Yonkers on August 5, 2014.
According to the allegations, Felder shot and killed Mr. Kane during the course of the carjacking, and then used the stolen car to participate in two gunpoint robberies of businesses in Yonkers. He then shot and killed Mr. Bah during another carjacking on August 12, 2014.
Felder faces a maximum potential sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 100 years in prison, which must run consecutively to any other term of imprisonment imposed. He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti on January 18, 2019.
Felder’s co-defendants, Kareem Martin, Takiem Ewing, and Tommy Smalls, previously pled guilty to participating in the fatal carjackings. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the New York City Police Department, the City of Yonkers Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force.
The case is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division. Assistant United States Attorneys Hagan Scotten, Anden Chow, Scott Hartman, Michael Gerber, and Celia Cohen are in charge of the prosecution. Berman said, "Tyrone Felder’s days of reckless and deadly violence are over. This unanimous verdict means that Felder will spend the rest of his life in prison, but it will not bring back the two men that Felder murdered."
The Grimy Times will continue to follow this developing story and provide updates as more information becomes available.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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