Tarik Chambers, Carjacking, Pennsylvania 2021

PHILADELPHIA – A brazen carjacking spree that terrorized six victims in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties has landed two Philly men behind bars. Tarik Chambers, 20, and Nikeem Leach-Hilton, 22, were charged by Indictment with conspiracy, three counts of carjacking, three counts of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and related charges.

According to the Indictment, Chambers and Leach-Hilton carjacked two victims at gunpoint in the Lawncrest section of the city on December 19, 2021. Just 20 minutes later, they struck again, carjacking two more victims in the Germantown section. The duo then used a privately made ‘ghost’ gun to carjack a third victim in Springfield Township, leading police on a high-speed car chase through Delaware County before crashing into another motorist’s car.

The collision left the victim with severe, life-threatening injuries, including broken bones and significant head trauma. The defendants then fled the scene, leaving behind a trail of destruction and fear in their wake.

U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams praised the swift action taken by law enforcement, saying, ‘The charges announced today against these two defendants exemplify the type of rapid results we have promised to deliver through the Carjacking Task Force and the ‘All Hands On Deck’ initiative.’

Chambers and Leach-Hilton face a mandatory 21 years in prison with a maximum possible sentence of life if convicted on all charges.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Springfield Township Police Department, and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney J. Jeanette Kang and Special Assistant United States Attorney Sandra M. Urban.

An indictment is an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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