John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that DON MEEKER, 33, of West Haven, was sentenced today
by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 73 months of
imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a
Meriden carjacking
According to the evidence presented during Meeker’s trial,
on January 1, 2016, two men from out of state who were driving a rented 2015
Volkswagen Passat were victims of an armed carjacking in the vicinity of Hobart
Street and Myrtle Street in Meriden. The
victims reported that they had asked an individual, later identified as Kyle
Valentine, for directions at a gas station. Valentine told the victims to
follow a car in which Valentine was a passenger. After traveling a few minutes, the car
stopped. Valentine and Elbert Llorrens
then exited the car and approached the Passat.
Llorens pointed a handgun at one of the victims who was sitting in the
passenger seat of the car, opened the door and stated “I want everything.” The victims exited the car and Llorens and
Valentine stole their wallets and cell phones and then drove away in the
Passat.
The investigation revealed that Meeker drove the car that
the carjacking victims followed, and that Meeker provided the handgun to
Llorens. After the robbery, Meeker,
Llorens and Valentine spilt the money stolen from the victims.
On December 12, 2017, a jury found Meeker guilty of one
count of taking a motor vehicle from a person by force and violence or by
intimidation.
Llorens and Valentine, both of New Haven, previously pleaded
guilty and have been sentenced.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the East Haven, Meriden, Milford, New Haven and West Haven
Police Departments. The case was
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Douglas P. Morabito and Patrick F.
Caruso.
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