A Cary man has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison for carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Michael Donnell Leonard, 50, of Cary, North Carolina, received 262 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
The crime occurred on March 29, 2012, when Leonard entered a business in Raleigh looking for his estranged girlfriend. He pulled a pistol on other employees and demanded the victim come to him.
Leonard held the gun against the woman as he forced her out of the building and to her car, and they drove off. A short while later, Raleigh Police located the vehicle at a gas station in Raleigh. When Leonard and the woman emerged from the station, Leonard was apprehended. A Lorcin .380 semi-automatic pistol was recovered.
United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker commented, “We are thankful this incident ended without physical injury to those threatened by this defendant, and hope the significant sentence meted out today will provide encouragement to all victims of domestic violence.”
The investigation of the case was conducted by the Raleigh Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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