A federal grand jury indictment could land a Connecticut man behind bars for more than a decade if he’s found guilty in a series of armed carjackings over a five-month window earlier this year.
The 19-year-old is accused of stealing cars at gunpoint in at least five instances, federal prosecutors sayA federal grand jury indictment could land a Connecticut man behind bars for more than a decade if he's found guilty in a series of armed carjackings over a five-month window earlier this year.
Tihaja"TJ" Ortiz-Tucker was arrested back in July on a criminal complaint, now superseded by the indictment charging the New Haven man with carjacking, conspiracy and firearm offenses. As alleged by federal prosecutors and the FBI, the 19-year-old suspect stole three cars at gunpoint between March and July after posing as a buyer on Facebook Marketplace. Along with his"co-conspirators," Ortiz-Tucker test drove the cars before displaying a firearm to demand ownership documents and take off with the vehicle, feds said Monday.
The team of carjackers are also accused of trying to flip the stolen cars by advertising them on a separate online site, OfferUp.
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