Jackson Man Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Prison Under Project EJECT for Carjacking a Woman and Child

Jackson, Miss. – Derrion Stewart, 20, of Jackson, was sentenced Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to serve 57 months in federal prison, followed by a three years of supervised release, for carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Christopher Freeze, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.  Stewart was also ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to the victim.

On June 27, 2017, Byram Police officers responded to a carjacking at the Little Blessings Childcare Center.  Upon arrival, the victim told officers that she and her nine year old son had been carjacked of her vehicle as she prepared to leave work.  Onstar was able to locate and disable the vehicle at a gas station in Jackson.  Through the investigation, law enforcement officers discovered a cell phone in the vehicle that belonged to one of the carjackers.  Analysis of the phone showed that it belonged to Derrion Stewart.    

On September 9, 2017, Stewart was indicted for carjacking.  On October 17, 2018, he pled guilty to the charge.      

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Byram Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Chris Wansley.

This case is part of Project EJECT, an initiative by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). EJECT is a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to fighting and reducing violent crime through prosecution, prevention, re-entry and awareness. EJECT stands for "Empower Justice Expel Crime Together." PSN is bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.