United States of America v. Damon Bell

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and carrying and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of Violence.

On April 15, 2024, at approximately 3:20 a.m., the victim was sitting in his car in a surface parking lot at 13th and Vine streets in Center City Philadelphia. Damon Bell, age 32, and three other individuals approached the victim, displayed guns, and demanded his keys. The victim tried to drive away, but the offenders’ vehicle blocked him into a spot.

When the victim then heeded the carjackers’ demands and got out of his car, they pistol-whipped him repeatedly in the head. At that point, the victim managed to escape the area on foot. Bell and his co-conspirators split up among the two vehicles, leaving the scene in the victim’s car and the one they had arrived in.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Philadelphia Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert E. Eckert and Special Assistant United States Attorney David Osborne.

Bell was found guilty and was sentenced to 102 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $14,711.27.