BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Two Baltimore men were sentenced for their roles in multiple carjackings that occurred in June 2022, including one that resulted in a murder, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland.
U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced 24-year-old Jerritt Barron to 40 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
27-year-old Jeremy Matheny was sentenced to 24 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for an attempted carjacking that resulted in death.
Barron and Matheny conspired with co-conspirators Nefertiti Moore, 23, and Antonio Purisima, 25, also from Baltimore, to commit several armed carjackings, according to court documents.
On June 15, 2022, Barron, Matheny, and Purisima, followed a victim from Maryland Live! Casino to her Glen Burnie residence.
Two co-conspirators then approached the victim, displayed handguns, and demanded money and her car keys.
The two masked suspects drove away in the victim’s car which was recovered less than one hour later in Baltimore, according to authorities.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement agents extracted fingerprints from the victim’s carjacked vehicle that matched Matheny and Purisima.
Additionally, cell data placed Matheny and Purisima at Maryland Live! Casino and at the scene of the carjacking.
On June 19, 2022, Barron, Matheny, and Purisima, along with Moore, attempted to carjack a vehicle near an I-95 ramp in Baltimore. The victim was shot and later died from the injuries.
When police arrested Matheny on June 22, they confiscated a cellphone in his possession.
After searching the phone, photos were found of Barron, Matheny, and Purisima posing with guns while at Maryland Live! Casino.
The casino’s video surveillance shows them entering a vehicle and then following the victim as she drove her car.
Purisima pled guilty on April 15, and his sentencing is scheduled for July 28, at 2 p.m.
He is facing a maximum of life in federal prison for carjacking resulting in death.
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