Baltimore Man Sentenced In Home Invasion, Carjacking
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A Baltimore man will serve seven and a half years in federal prison for a home invasion and carjacking, prosecutors said.
U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander also sentenced Rashaad Thomas to three years of supervised release pursuant to a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking.
On Oct. 21, 2017, the 32-year-old broke into a Baltimore home where he brandished a weapon that looked like a gun and demanded money and the keys to the victims' car. A man gave him $500 and his car keys. He then walked Thomas to his garage. Thomas got in the car and damaged it as he pulled it out.
Baltimore police recovered the car the next day in the 3600 block of Dudley Avenue. Officers processed the vehicle for latent prints and found a match with Thomas' known fingerprints. Cell phone data also placed Thomas' cell phone near the scene of the home invasion and carjacking. They also recovered a BB gun from Thomas that resembled the weapon described by the victims.
According to his plea agreement, Thomas is also a suspect in at least 17 violent crimes between July and October 2017.