Roswell Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Carjacking Charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Mexico
October 28, 2010

United States Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced that earlier today, Jeremy Ray Conde, 24, pled guilty to 10 federal charges stemming from two carjackings in Roswell in April 2010. The indictment charged Conde with conspiracy, carjacking, and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

According to the indictment, on April 6, 2010, Conde and the co-defendant forcibly entered a residence in Roswell, pointed firearms at the individuals inside the residence, and then took the keys to the victims’ Cadillac Eldorado before driving away in the vehicle. The indictment further alleges that on April 18, 2010, a shot was fired as Conde and the co-defendant followed another individual to a church parking lot in Roswell. After the two arrived at the parking lot, both Conde and the co-defendant pointed firearms at the individual and threatened him before taking the keys to his Chevrolet pickup truck and driving away in his truck.

Conde was arrested on a criminal complaint on May 5, 2010, and has been in custody since that date. Conde faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years of imprisonment.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Roswell, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Roswell Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nathan Lichvarcik.

An indictment or criminal complaint is only an accusation. All criminal defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.