Inset: the recovered firearm.

Crown Heights Carjacker Indicted; Faces 25 Years

A 29-year-old Queens man has been indicted by Brooklyn’s D.A. for an armed carjacking that he allegedly committed on the corner of Eastern Parkway and Utica Ave. in Crown Heights this summer.

From The Epoch Times:

The District Attorney’s office indicted 29-year-old Clinton Lawson for two carjackings, shooting, and assault. If convicted, Lawson faces over 25 years in prison.

On July 19, Lawson, from Jamaica, Queens, allegedly stole a Toyota Corolla from a 65-year-old man in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, around Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue.

He reportedly threatened to shoot the driver, then struck him in the face with a gun and drove off with the car.

Lawson was seen driving the stolen Toyota and hitting a 75-year-old man, then running into a parked Mercedes Benz, according to the D.A.

When the 22-year-old owner of the Mercedes Benz confronted Lawson, the latter allegedly fired a gun in the direction of the young man.

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3 Comments

  • declasse' intellectual

    Let us see what really occurs and what the perp gets before we make any comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • truth

    if they are clever and effective, they will come down hard on these crimes, which will discourage the street people from doing this type of activity. I was told a long time ago that they know how the system works and if the system is weak, they act accordingly, and the same for if its tough. When we got Guliani, they slowed their criminal activity, because they knew that he was (IS) tough. This makes a huge difference in the quality of life in the said area.