Mississippi Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Armed Carjacking (DOJ)

A Mississippi man was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison for carjacking and for brandishing a firearm during the carjacking.

According to court documents, Un'Darius Dickerson, 24, of Jackson, Mississippi, brandished a firearm to take the victim's motor vehicle by force. On Nov. 19, 2024, Dickerson, wearing a ski mask, approached the victim, pointed a rifle in her face, and demanded, "You know what this is. Give me those keys." The victim gave Dickerson her car keys, and he drove away in the victim's vehicle.

A day later, Southaven, Mississippi, Police Officers arrested Dickerson, still driving the victim's car, after he attempted to flee police from a traffic stop. During an interview with law enforcement following his arrest, Dickerson admitted to "robbing" the victim and assisted law enforcement in recovering the firearm he brandished during the carjacking.

Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Memphis Police Department investigated the case.

Trial Attorney Marcus Johnson and former Trial Attorney Shriram Harid of the Criminal Division's Violent Crime and Racketeering Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Musselwhite for the Western District of Tennessee prosecuted the case.

This case is part of the Criminal Division's Violent Crime Initiative to prosecute violent crimes in Memphis, Tennessee and surrounding areas. The Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee have partnered, along with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, to confront violent crimes committed by gang members and associates through the enforcement of federal laws and use of federal resources to prosecute the violent offenders and prevent further violence.