United States of America v. Anthony Scott Gordon

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Two-Time Carjacking.

Two-Time Carjacker Who Kidnapped Victims Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

A carjacker who kidnapped two people in an attempt to avoid law enforcement was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.



Anthony Scott Gordon, 36, was indicted in November 2020 and pleaded guilty in September 2022 to kidnapping, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. He was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay.



In plea papers, Mr. Gordon admitted that on Aug. 6, 2020, he approached a Ford F150 parked off of Highway 20 in Fort Worth. With a gun in each hand, he ran up to the driver's side door. As he shot one gun towards the street, he pointed the other at the driver, identified in court documents as M.G., and demanded she turn over the vehicle. Fearing for her life, M.G. exited the vehicle and he sped away.



Four days later, Mr. Gordon entered through rear door of a retail store in Richardson, pointed a gun at an employee, identified in court documents as A.J., and demanded her vehicle, which was parked outside. Fearing for her life, A.J. handed over her keys. Mr. Gordon told her he would shoot her if she tried to call the police, then got into the vehicle and drove away.



Mr. Gordon further admitted that in late August, he kidnapped a victim, identified in court documents as M.D., in an attempt to prevent her from disclosing his criminal activity to law enforcement.



Mr. Gordon refused to leave M.D.'s location, struck her in the head with a firearm, and crushed her iPhone in his bare hands, rendering it inoperable. The following day, he dragged her down a flight of stairs and forced her into his car at gunpoint. She screamed for help and attempted to fight back, but he pushed her into the backseat, then began driving her around Dallas, saying they needed to "get out of the state.” M.D. convinced him to park at a Motel 6, where she managed to flee.



Following her escape, the defendant messaged M.D., threatening, "I swear to god ima hurt you bad... I'm tellin u now ima find u I promised I'll make it long and painful.”



In early September, he kidnapped yet another victim, identified in court documents as K.N., in an attempt to evade arrest.



Shortly after arriving in Fort Worth to conduct a drug transaction, Mr. Gordon spotted police and fled, jumping over multiple residential fences. He came upon K.N.'s house and entered through back door. He grabbed her by the neck, pointed a firearm at her, and led her at gunpoint towards the front of the house, where law enforcement was located. K.N. was able to break free and ran out the front door, where she was met by police.



A subsequent search of Mr. Gordon's vehicle revealed a Smith & Wesson 40 caliber pistol and a stolen Mossberg 12-guage shotgun.



The Fort Worth Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Dallas Field Office, and the Dallas Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph Lo Galbo and Melanie Smith (fmr.) prosecuted the case.

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison