Three Philadelphia Men Each Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Violent Carjacking in the Northeast

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Shemar Williams, aka "Five," 24, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Monday to 124 months in prison and five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro for his role in a violent armed carjacking in Northeast Philadelphia.

Williams and two co-defendants, Brian Amerman, aka "BD" and "Fat," 22, and Mustafa Elmitwalli, aka "HR," 23, were charged by indictment in February 2024 and each pleaded guilty last year to one count of carjacking and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Elmitwalli was sentenced last month to just over 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Amerman was sentenced in October to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release.

As detailed in court filings, in the early hours of May 12, 2023, Victim 1 parked their Nissan Murano next to a standalone ATM in the parking lot of a shopping plaza located in the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. Victim 1 got out of the vehicle and began using the ATM. As Victim 1 did so, Williams and Amerman, both carrying firearms, got out of a nearby car driven by Elmitwalli and ambushed Victim 1.

Williams and Amerman forced Victim 1 to Victim 1's knees at gunpoint, and Amerman struck Victim 1 on the head with a firearm. The carjackers took Victim 1's car keys and wallet. Williams then drove away in Victim 1's Nissan Murano. Amerman returned to the vehicle that he had come from, and he and Elmitwalli fled the scene.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Philadelphia Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Meghan A. Farley and Priya T. De Souza.