Quinn Turner, Jaylen Mays, Multiple Carjackings, Missouri 2022

Crime Spree Ends in Conviction: Quinn Turner and Jaylen Mays Guilty of Multiple Carjackings in St. Louis

A pair of carjackers has been brought to justice in a federal court in St. Louis. Quinn Turner, 22, and Jaylen Mays, 27, both of East St. Louis, Illinois, were convicted on Wednesday of multiple carjacking charges.

The convictions stem from a series of brazen carjackings that took place in St. Louis in November 2022. On November 11, 2022, Turner and Mays stole a 2007 Chevrolet Impala at gunpoint. Two days later, they stole a 2017 GMC Terrain. A 2015 Malibu was also stolen at gunpoint by Mays and others on November 5, 2022, in the downtown business district.

Evidence presented in court showed that Turner drove the Malibu with Mays and a juvenile as passengers to a gas station at the northwest corner of Russell Boulevard and South 7th Street in the Soulard neighborhood, where the GMC was taken. Detectives assigned to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Anti-Crime Task Force utilized spike strips to stop the Malibu as it was leaving the gas station, and found Turner, Mays, and the juvenile inside.

Turner and Mays were each convicted of two counts of carjacking with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm and two charges of possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Mays was convicted of an additional carjacking charge.

The case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Martin and Jennifer Szczucinski are prosecuting the case. Turner and Mays are scheduled to be sentenced on June 18.

The carjacking charges carry a potential penalty of up to 15 years in prison. The firearm charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison. Turner and Mays could face significant prison time for their crimes.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/pair-convicted-trial-st-louis-carjackings