Louisiana Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations

New Orleans, Louisiana – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 10, 2022, Tyrese Harris, age 19, resident of Orleans Parish, in Louisiana was charged in a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations. Count 1 charges Harris with conspiracy to commit carjackings beginning August 19, 2021, through February 1, 2022, in violation of Title 18, United States Code Section 371. Count 2 charges Harris with a carjacking that occurred on August 19, 2021, in the 600 block of Washington Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119(1). Count 3 charges Harris with using a firearm in furtherance of the carjacking in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii). In Count 4, Harris is charged with an attempted carjacking at the 700 block of Howard Avenue on January 18, 2022, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119(1). Finally, in Count 5, Harris is charged with a carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury that occurred on February 1, 2022, at the 3800 block of S. Carrollton Avenue in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119(2).

In Count 1, Harris faces up to 5 years in imprisonment, a $250,000.00 fine, up to 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment charge. For Counts 2 and 4, Harris faces a maximum term of 15 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to three years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00 for each count. In Count 3, Harris faces a mandatory minimum term of 7 years up to a maximum of life imprisonment, to run concurrently with any other sentence imposed, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to 5 years of supervised release, and an obligatory special assessment charge of $100.00. In Count 5, Harris faces a maximum term of 25 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to 5 years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment charge of $100.00.

An indictment or bill of information is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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 Violent Crime/Strike Force Unit. Attorney's Office.