Tevin Browning, Attempted Carjacking, New Jersey 2020

A brazen attempted carjacking in Jersey City left a victim shot in the abdomen, and now the perpetrator, Tevin Browning, 29, of Newark, New Jersey, faces serious charges.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on July 9, 2020, a carjacking occurred in the area of Tonnelle and Broadway avenues in Jersey City. Browning and an armed conspirator attempted to forcibly enter an Acura MDX which had pulled over to the side of Tonnelle Avenue to pick up a passenger.

Browning attempted to enter the rear right passenger side of the Acura, and punched the passenger in the head. At that point, the driver quickly attempted to drive away from the area. As the driver drove away, the gunman attempted to enter the front passenger side of the Acura and held onto the Acura. After a short distance, the gunman shot the driver in the abdomen, and then fell off the Acura as its driver was able to escape.

Moments later, a Dodge Challenger arrived at the scene and picked up the gunman before fleeing the area. Police officers found a spent .45 caliber shell casing stamped “Blazer .45 Auto” in the area where the gunman had fallen to the ground.

Browning is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, one count of attempted carjacking, one count of discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.

The counts of conspiracy to commit carjacking and attempted carjacking carry a maximum potential sentence of 25 years in prison. The count of discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence is punishable by a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison, which must run consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed on any other charges. On the count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, Browning faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Browning was detained after his initial appearance by video conference before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III. This investigation was conducted as part of the Jersey City Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), a collaborative effort between federal, state, county, and city agencies to combat violent crime in and around Jersey City.

U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited the Jersey City Police Department, under the direction of Public Safety Director James Shea; the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Esther Suarez; and special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Joe Denahan in Newark, with the investigation leading to the charges and arrest.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/newark-man-charged-attempted-carjacking-jersey-city-during-which-victim-was-shot