6 teens plead to Ridgeland carjacking

6 teens plead to Ridgeland carjacking

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RIDGELAND — Six teenagers have pleaded guilty to attempting to carjack a man here last December.

According to Madison County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, Jr., the individuals who pleaded guilty are Ahmaud Lampkin, 14, Cortarrius Huff, 19, Pernell Moore, 16, Braylon Cooper, 17, Tristan Burns, 14, and Camerious Huff, 16.

Bramlett said all six pleaded guilty before Judge Dewey Arthur in Madison County Circuit Court.

The individual holding the gun during the carjacking, Ahmaud Lampkin of Ridgeland, pleaded guilty to Armed Carjacking & Conspiracy to Commit Armed Carjacking and was sentenced to 15 years to serve, Bramlett said. 

Cortarrius Huff of Jackson was present at the carjacking and pleaded to Armed Carjacking and Directing a Minor to Commit a Felony and was sentenced to serve 20 years. His brother, Camerious Huff, pled to Conspiracy to Commit Armed Carjacking and was sentenced to five years to serve.

Pernell Moore of Ridgeland was present at the carjacking and pled to Armed Carjacking and Conspiracy and was sentenced to serve ten years. 

Braylon Cooper of Canton was present at the carjacking and pled to Armed Carjacking. His sentencing was set off until September 30, Bramlett said. 

The remaining two juveniles were not in the immediate vicinity of the victim during the carjacking as they ran off when a firearm was displayed, Bramlett said. Tristan Burns, of Jackson pled to Conspiracy to Commit Armed Carjacking and was sentenced to serve one year. 

“Each defendant was sentenced based on their individual involvement in the planning and execution of the crime, use or possession of the firearm, and cooperation with law enforcement’s investigation,” Bramlett said.

On Dec. 31, the group of teens left a hotel on Ridgewood Road and began walking through the At Home parking lot and onto County Line Road, Bramlett said. 

“The group had a handgun and were planning on carjacking someone,” Bramlett said.

The group arrived at the Ridgeland Ranch Apartments and found a man loading items into his car, Bramlett said. Four of the individuals approached the man and took his keys from him while threatening him with the gun.

The teens were unable to get the car to start and ran off through the parking lots of the nearby Christ Covenant School and Waffle House. 

Bramlett said the Ridgeland Police Department was immediately notified and was able to quickly locate four of the juveniles in the Northpark area of Ridgeland. 

“Finally, a forensic examination of a cell phone contained a video of the teens joking about carjacking someone while waving the gun around,” Bramlett said.






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