On January 7, 2026, a federal grand jury indicted Jeremy Ruiz-Rosario, age 22, of Trujillo Alto, for two carjackings that took place in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The announcement was made by W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. According to authorities, Ruiz-Rosario and others allegedly used firearms to carjack two adult females at the same time. The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Ruiz-Rosario on January 12, 2026.
The government alleges that on August 30, 2021, in the District of Puerto Rico, Jeremy Ruiz-Rosario carried and brandished a firearm while taking a white 2020 Toyota RAV4 from an adult female by force and intimidation. On the same day, he is also accused of using force and intimidation to take a white 2011 Nissan Rogue from another adult female.
U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow and Claudia Dubravetz, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, announced these charges. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation into this case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Julian N. Radzinschi from the Violent Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case. If convicted on all charges, Ruiz-Rosario faces up to fifteen years in prison for carjacking and up to life imprisonment for firearms offenses.
"An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law."
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico handles federal law enforcement across San Juan and throughout Puerto Rico by pursuing criminal cases such as public corruption and drug trafficking as well as civil matters like civil rights violations (official website). Led by W. Stephen Muldrow at the time (official website), this office provides options for reporting crimes and fraud to support public safety (official website).
