United States of America v. Demetrius Cortez Williams

Memphis, Tennessee criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted jacking and brandishing a firearm.



Demetrius Williams, age 20, and Terrion Jones contacted a third-party on December 28, 2019 to take them to the mall. As the vehicle arrived, Jones got in the back seat of the vehicle. Williams asked the victim to go to the back of the apartment to pick up an additional female passenger. When the car got behind the apartment, Jones got out of the car

under the guise of getting another passenger, but then opened the driver's door. As Jones opened

the door, Williams brandished a handgun and told the victim "Get out of the car, so I don't have to

shoot you." The victim resisted and Jones punched her. Williams eventually gave Jones the gun and

told Jones to shoot the victim. Jones pointed the gun at the victim, and she ran away. An armed

citizen intervened, and the suspects fled the scene. Jones and Williams were identified as the

suspects and were arrested several days later.



On September 15, 2021, Williams pled guilty to attempted carjacking and brandishing a firearm in

relation to a crime of violence.



On August 24, 2022, Senior United States District Judge Jon P. McCalla, sentenced Williams to 125

months in federal prison to be followed by three years' supervised release. There is no parole in

the federal system.



Jones was previously sentenced to 111 months in federal prison to be followed by 3 years'

supervised release.



This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

(ATF).



Assistant United States Attorneys Elizabeth Rogers and Greg Wagner prosecuted this case

on behalf of the government.

Defendant was sentenced to 125 months' in prison.