NEWARK, NJ—A Newark man today admitted
his role in a carjacking in Newark on March 14, 2012, U.S. Attorney Paul J.
Fishman announced.
Anthony Reynolds, 18, pleaded guilty to
an information charging him with one count of theft of a motor vehicle by
force, violence, and intimidation before U.S. District Judge Dennis M.
Cavanaugh in Newark federal court.
According to documents filed in this
case and statements made in court:
Reynolds admitted that on March 14,
2012, he was a passenger in a BMW that had stopped at an intersection in
Newark. Reynolds exited the vehicle and approached the driver’s side of a
Porsche 911 Turbo that was stopped behind the BMW. Reynolds brandished a .38-cal.
revolver at the driver of the Porsche 911 Turbo and ordered the driver out of
the car. Once the driver got out of the car, Reynolds attempted to drive away
in the Porsche 911 Turbo, but was unable to operate its manual transmission. A
police chase ensued on foot and the police apprehended Reynolds.
The carjacking charge to which Reynolds
pleaded guilty is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 15 years in
prison and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross amount of any pecuniary gain
or loss from the offense.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special
agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael B.
Ward in Newark, with the investigation leading to today’s plea.
Sentencing before Judge Cavanaugh is
scheduled for January 22, 2013.
The government is represented by
Assistant U.S. Attorney Dara Aquila Govan of the Organized Crimes/Gangs Unit in
Newark.
Defense counsel: Joseph Ferrante Esq.,
Newark
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