Orlando Men Charged With Carjacking And Firearms Offenses

U.S. Attorney’s Office
Middle District of Florida
27 October 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging Eugene Willis (22, Orlando), Sedrick Lamar Hamilton (24, Orlando), and Justin Deontae Crumpton (18, Orlando) with carjacking and firearms offenses. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison.

According to the indictment, on October 8, 2015, Willis, Hamilton, and Crumpton carjacked a victim at gunpoint in Brandon, FL, taking his 2012 Dodge Charger. The men led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase, ultimately crashing the stolen car. Willis, Hamilton, and Crumpton then carjacked a second victim at gunpoint, taking her 2013 Kia Optima in Lakeland. After crashing this vehicle, the men fled into a local restaurant. After a several-hour standoff, they were arrested.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has violated one or more federal criminal laws, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Lakeland Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Carlton C. Gammons.

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
26 October 2016 filing date	United States of America v. Eugene Willis, Sedrick Lamar Hamilton, and Justin Deontae Crumpton Indictment United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division	PDF - 161KB - 5 pages