WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
A federal judge sentenced Marterrio Armstrong, 21, of Memphis, Tennessee, and Jacam'Ron McIntosh, 21, of Oxford, Mississippi, to eight and one-half years and 13 years in prison, respectively, for a carjacking at gunpoint.
According to evidence presented to the court, on Nov. 24, 2024, police responded to a robbery in Memphis, Tennessee. A group of nine construction workers were packing their belongings following a residential construction project when Armstrong and McIntoshapproached them with guns drawn. Armstrong and McIntosh pointed their firearms at the victims and stated, "Don't move or we will f&*% you up," and demanded the v...