The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced today that an armed carjacker from Charlotte was sentenced to eight years in prison and will serve an additional two years of supervised release. Following a violent incident on September 12, 2022, in which he threatened and took a car from an AutoZone parking lot while brandishing a revolver, 26-year-old Johnvonta Shiquan-Alexander Dixon was sentenced. This information is consistent with a statement that the U.S. Attorney’s Office was able to get.
“Dixon threatened the life of an innocent victim and pointed a gun in order to steal a car,” said U.S. Attorney Dena J. King. That is a vicious act of violence, not just a blatant crime. The goal of the sentence is to firmly bring about justice for the victim while also reflecting the seriousness of the offense. ATF and CMPD collaborated on the investigation that resulted in the arrest. Bennie Mims, ATF Special Agent in Charge, emphasized that protecting communities from dangers of this nature is their top concern and expressed pride in the speedy prosecution of Dixon. The criminal who had followed the victim from a nearby arcade to the gas station and then to AutoZone, the scene of the crime, was quickly apprehended thanks to video footage from the incident. The U.S. Attorney’s Office claims that Dixon had carefully planned to follow the victim around that night, according to court documents.
In order to prove that Dixon tracked the victim and had the stolen firearms, law enforcement conducted a thorough investigation that included forensic analysis of text messages and photos discovered on Dixon’s phone as well as video surveillance. According to court filings, Dixon made a spectacular attempt to elude arrest by first hiding in an attic and then smashing through the ceiling of a nearby apartment. His attempts to avoid capture ultimately failed, as he was taken into custody on October 4, 2022. Dixon has been held by the U.S. Marshals Service and is awaiting placement by the Federal Bureau of Prisons since entering a guilty plea earlier this year.
Dixon’s case is a component of Project Safe areas (PSN), a program aimed at making areas safer for all parties involved by lowering violent crime and gun violence. The program’s guiding concepts include encouraging community trust and aiding groups that work to reduce violence. The case’s prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Kelly, emphasized the value of teamwork in law enforcement in bringing people like Dixon to justice.
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