Posted on: December 20, 2024 02:30 PM

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Defendant sentenced to 10 years in prison for violent spree of gunpoint carjackings

Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Y. Kim said: “Robert Felix-Aracena and his co-defendants engaged in a violent, armed carjacking spree that endangered lives and terrorized victims.  Felix-Aracena, like his co-defendants, is now being held accountable for his actions. Today’s sentence is a reminder that this Office will relentlessly investigate and prosecute those who seek to inflict violence on our communities.”

ATF Special Agent in Charge Bryan Miller said: “This sentencing for these brazen armed carjackings should serve as a clear warning that such criminal acts will never be tolerated.  ATF remains steadfast in its commitment to working together with our partners to identify, investigate, and apprehend the most violent offenders in our communities.

In October and November 2020, FELIX-ARACENA and a group of other individuals participated in a series of armed carjackings in Manhattan, the Bronx, and elsewhere.  That group also included co-defendant CHRISTIAN CRUZ, who was sentenced earlier this year to 10 years in prison; co-defendant ANDRES CAICEDO, who was sentenced last month to four years in prison; and co-defendant JOSE LAVANDIER, who was previously sentenced to three years in prison.

In addition to the prison term, FELIX-ARACENA, 24, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to three years of supervised release.

From DOJ