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Critics warn of years in prison for young adults under carjacking bill before Congress
By Elena Tittel/Medill News Service WASHINGTON – A North Carolina jury convicted a man for carjacking a truck from a McDonald’s parking lot by holding something “cold and hard” on the driver’s neck. A federal appeals court overturned the conviction in 2016, citing insufficient e…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, pictured in a December 2025 file photo. Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, sponsored a bill aiming to make it easier for prosecutors to win convictions in carjacking cases. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
WASHINGTON – A North Carolina jury convicted a man for carjacking a truck from a McDonald’s parking lot by holding something “cold and hard” on the driver’s neck. A federal appeals court overturned the conviction in 2016, citing insufficient evidence.
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