NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Brooklyn gang member was sentenced to 36 months plus an additional 21 years to run consecutively for multiple armed carjackings during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dieuverson Caille, also known as "Savage," was convicted in March for his involvement in a series of violent and armed carjackings that happened between Aug. 28, 2020 and June 20, 2021.
Caille, 22, was a member of the Eight Tray Gangster Crip and Haitian Loc gangs when he committed these crimes, authorities said.
According to officials, Caille, together with his co-conspirator gang members, carjacked four victims at gunpoint, kidnapped one of them, pistol whipped another, and stole their iPhones and money.
On Aug. 28, 2020, Caille carjacked a victim in Flatbush at gunpoint. Officials said he and two of his gang members forced the victim into the backseat of his own car, drove the victim to a drive-through ATM fifteen minutes away and attempted to force the victim to withdraw money.
The victim escaped by jumping out of the car's window because he thought if he stayed in the car he could be shot.
On Sept. 3, 2020, Caille and several accomplices carjacked a Chevrolet Malibu at gunpoint in Canarsie and attacked an occupant of the car by pistol whipping him.
On June 20, 2021, Caille and at least one other accomplice, carjacked at gunpoint the driver of a Porsche in East New York.
Caille texted his fellow gang member "I need money" or "I need a V," which was code for committing robberies or carjackings, officials said.
He also instructed his co-conspirator to text in Creole to evade law enforcement.
"The defendant terrorized Brooklyn by committing a string of violent crimes against random, innocent people during the height of the COVID pandemic," stated United States Attorney Peace. "The city is a safer place because of today's sentence and underscores that this Office will vigorously prosecute defendants who commit violent crimes."
