MOBILE, AL – In a brazen scheme to steal motor vehicles and transport them across state lines, two New Orleans men have been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Tim Jackson, 27, and co-defendant Jerrell Maxon, 25, were part of a group known as the “East Side Wheelie Kings” who preyed on motorcycle shops along the Gulf Coast.
According to court documents, on May 1, 2018, Jackson, Maxon, and several other individuals stole two trucks from a U-Haul location in Mobile. Surveillance video captured the thieves breaking into the facility, starting the stolen trucks by breaking their key cylinders, and ramming the trucks through the property’s gate. The group then used the stolen U-Haul trucks to ram into the front entrance of Hall’s Motorsports, a motorcycle shop in Mobile, stealing several motorcycles and dirt bikes. Law enforcement later recovered some of the stolen bikes and the stolen U-Haul trucks in Alabama and Louisiana.
Detectives analyzed the defendants’ cell phone geo-location records, placing them in the vicinity of the victim businesses at the time of the break-ins. A search of their homes in New Orleans uncovered evidence, including clothing matching that worn by the burglars, a stolen dirt bike, keys for four-wheelers, and handwritten notes for motorcycle shops in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Maxon made recorded calls from jail admitting to his involvement in the burglaries, while Jackson admitted to participating in the crimes. Records from Jackson’s Instagram account revealed that he offered one of the stolen motorcycles for sale.
As a result of the burglaries, the victim businesses suffered $147,795 in financial losses due to building damage and stolen property. Senior United States District Judge William H. Steele ordered the defendants to serve three-year terms of supervised release upon their release from prison. The court also ordered the defendants to pay $147,795 in victim restitution and a total of $300 in special assessments.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello made the announcement. The Mobile Police Department, the Louisiana State Police, and the New Orleans office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bishop Ravenel and Justin Roller prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
Defendant: Tim Jackson
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to transport stolen motor vehicles
City and State: Mobile, Alabama
Date: N/A (sentencing)
Sentence: 2 years in federal prison, 3 years supervised release
Dollar Amount: $147,795 in victim restitution, $300 in special assessments
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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