Tag: Carjacking

DC Teen Gets 10 Years in Armed Carjacking
⏱ 3 min read Eighteen-year-old Eric Woods is heading to prison for a decade after a late-night armed carjacking in Northwest DC last October. Woods and an accomplice cornered a man in his Hyundai Elantra near Hanover Place and North Capitol Street around 1:33 a.m. on October 11, 2024, and stole the car at gunpoint.…

Philly Carjacking Crew Gets Life
⏱ 3 min read A crew of Philly stick-up artists is staring down life sentences after a federal jury found them guilty of a brutal carjacking and murder spree. The five men – Mikal McCracken, Amin Muse, Aleem Abdul-Hakim, Dean Fosque, and Kavon Coleman – terrorized drivers across Philadelphia, racking up at least 29 carjackings,…

Philly Carjack Crew Gets Life
⏱ 3 min read A five-man crew of Philly carjackers is staring down life sentences after a federal jury found them guilty of a reign of terror that culminated in murder. The group systematically targeted drivers across Philadelphia starting in 2022, escalating from robbery to deadly violence. Mikal McCracken, 24, stands accused of pulling the…

Philly Crew Gets Life for Marine’s Murder
⏱ 3 min read Five Philly stick-up artists are staring down decades in federal prison after a jury slammed the door on their carjacking operation. The crew terrorized the city, racking up at least 29 vehicle thefts – and things turned deadly in February 2022 when they murdered a former Marine during a carjacking. Prosecutors…
