Dallas Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm

A Dallas, Texas man pled guilty for his role in a carjacking and high-speed chase that took place in the Deep Ellum section of Dallas. Travion Amar Williams (22) appeared before United States Magistrate Judge David Horan on August 26, 2025, and entered a guilty plea to one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.

During the rearraignment hearing, Williams admitted that on December 6, 2023, two people were walking to a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette (see image below) belonging to one of them, which was parked in a lot located across the street from a restaurant. Williams and two coconspirators were wearing masks and sitting in a car parked next to the victim’s Corvette.

As the victims approached the Corvette, Williams and one of his coconspirators, armed with handguns, exited their vehicle and approached both victims. They took by force the key to the Corvette, a bracelet, a cell phone, and a wallet. Williams and his coconspirator got into the Corvette with the stolen property and drove away.  

Williams and his coconspirator then led police on a high-speed chase. Eventually, Williams and his coconspirator abandoned the stolen Corvette under a bridge overpass, fled on foot, jumped a fence, and entered an industrial park. While fleeing from the police on foot, Williams dropped a Glock, Model 19 Gen 5, 9mm Parabellum caliber pistol that he had in his possession during the carjacking. Williams was caught and arrested.

Sentencing is scheduled for January 14, 2026.

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