Ramon D. Davis, Double Carjacking, Missouri 2023

Carjacking Ringleader Lands 13 Years in Prison

ST. LOUIS, MO - In a brazen display of reckless disregard for human life, Ramon D. Davis, 20, led a string of high-profile carjackings in the St. Louis area, leaving a trail of destruction and terror in his wake.

The first incident occurred on November 7, 2021, when Davis, along with Montrell M. Jackson and a juvenile, stole a 2006 Mazda3 from a man in an alley near Grand Avenue and Bates Street in south St. Louis. Davis was armed with a Canik TP9 handgun, which he had stolen the prior month, while Jackson had a Ruger MAX-9 handgun.

The stolen car was later spotted by the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Real Time Crime Center license plate recognition system, prompting a high-speed pursuit that involved both St. Louis and Hazelwood police. After nearly hitting a police car, Davis lost control and spun out in the middle of an intersection, continuing for over two miles before crashing into a metal storage container. Davis and Jackson fled the scene, but were later apprehended.

Inside the Mazda, officers found a black satchel containing both guns used in the carjacking. The suspects were arrested and charged with various crimes related to the incident.

The second carjacking took place on November 11, 2022, when Davis, along with Tristan T. Davis and Jaymond Johnson, were in a stolen BMW. The trio spotted a 2017 Mercedes GLS550 SUV parked in front of a CVS located on Watson Road in Webster Groves, and Ramon Davis confronted the occupant with an AR-style pistol, breaking her finger in the process. The suspects then drove away in the carjacked Mercedes.

Ramon Davis pleaded guilty in July to two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and two counts of carjacking. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities across the country.

The St. Louis County Police Department, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, the Webster Groves Police Department, the Hazelwood Police Department, and the Normandy Police Department all contributed to the investigation and prosecution of this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary Bluestone and Cassandra Wiemken prosecuted the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/double-carjacker-sentenced-13-years-prison