Four men have been sentenced for their involvement in a series of carjackings in Kentucky.
The announcement was made by a number of officials including U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett, Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville Metro Police Department and special agents in charge from the FBI Louisville Field Office and Homeland Security Investigations Nashville, according to a March 28 news release.
“We will continue to identify, arrest and prosecute those associated with violent carjackings," Bennet said in the release. "Working with our federal and local law enforcement agencies, and in partnership with Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Wine, this office will continue to seek justice for victims put in harm’s way by those who engage in such violent criminal behavior.”
The most recent sentencing was for Jalyn Redd, 24, and Dayveon Willock, 19, both of Elizabethtown, were sentenced March 16 for their roles in a carjacking and robbery of a Domino's delivery driver Dec. 22, 2021, the release reported. They were both sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Timothy McCurley, 34, of Louisville, was sentenced to an eight-year jail term Feb. 28 for his part in a carjacking that occurred Jan. 22, 2021, in the parking lot of the victim's place of employment in Mount Washington, Ky., according to the release. McCurley, who is currently serving a state sentence for unrelated offenses, previously entered guilty pleas to two counts – one for carjacking and one for having a firearm while a felon.
The eight-year sentence for McCurley must be served concurrently with any state court penalties that have already been handed out, the release said. He was also given a three-year term of supervised release once his federal sentence is served.
Cameron Burnett, 31, of Louisville and a co-defendant of McCurley, was sentenced to 15 years Oct. 12, 2022, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Burnett earlier entered a plea of guilty to two counts of carjacking and one count of flashing a gun during a violent crime, the release reported.
Burnett's sentence includes both his individual involvement in a Jan. 18, 2021, carjacking, as well as the carjacking with McCurley, in which Burnett approached the victim at her place of employment, held a gun at her face, threatened to shoot her if necessary and then demanded her keys and handbag before driving off in her car, the release said.
“These cases are examples of our federal campaign to crack down on carjacking," FBI Louisville Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen said in the release. "Armed carjacking poses an unacceptable danger to public safety and creates a climate of fear for residents in our community.
"Frankly, everyone in the commonwealth deserves the right to go about their daily lives without fear of falling victim to violent crime," Cohen added, according to the release. "These sentences show that the FBI, in coordination with our law enforcement partners at every level, will aggressively pursue violent criminals who attempt to prey on our community,”
