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Louisiana Man Faces Up to 57 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Multiple Carjackings, Firearms Charges, and Conspiracy Charges

New Orleans, Louisiana – A Louisiana man now faces up to 57 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple carjackings, firearms charges, and conspiracy charges.

Tyrese Harris, 19, of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and firearms offenses on Monday, February 27, 2023, according to U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Count 1 charged Harris with conspiracy to commit carjackings from August 19, 2021, to February 1, 2022, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Count 2 of the indictment accused Harris of a carjacking that happened on Washington Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 19, 2021, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119. (1). Count 3 charged Harris with utilizing a firearm in furtherance of the carjacking, a violent offense, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and 2 Harris was charged in Count 4 of the indictment with an attempted carjacking on Howard Avenue on January 18, 2022, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119. (1). Finally, in Count 5, Harris was charged with a carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury that occurred on S. Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans on February 1, 2022, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2119(2) and 2. Harris’ sentencing date is set for May 30, 2023.

If convicted on Count 1, Harris faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000.00, and up to 3 years of supervised release. If Harris is convicted of Counts 2 and 4, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, a $250,000.00 fine, and up to three years of supervised release. If Harris is convicted of Count 3, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 7 years to a maximum of life imprisonment, to run consecutively with any other sentence imposed, a fine of up to $250,000.00, and up to 5 years of supervised release.

If Harris is convicted of Count 5, he faces up to 25 years in prison, a $250,000.00 fine, and up to three years of supervised release. Harris now faces a mandatory special assessment cost of $100.00 for each count of the superseding indictment.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to prevent violent crime and gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy to strengthen PSN based on the following core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the New Orleans Police Department both investigated the case. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Inga Petrovich of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Violent Crime/Strike Force Unit.

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