A federal judge sentenced Kahliq Williams to 27 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two carjacking incidents in New Orleans and stealing a cache of weapons from a gun store in Covington.
The Department of Justice says, “According to filed documents, Williams pled guilty to two carjackings that occurred on April 16, and May 19. Both carjackings occurred in New Orleans, and in both instances, Williams admitted to taking the vehicles from the respective victims while brandishing a firearm during the commission of the carjackings."
"Additionally, on April 17, at approximately 1:16 a.m., deputies with St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to C&S Gun Parlor in Covington, LA in response to a burglary alarm. C&S Gun Parlor is designated as a federal firearm licensee. Deputies arrived to find the front entrance damaged. Specifically, deputies noted that it appeared that a vehicle had rammed the front entrance.”
Federal prosecutors say surveillance video at the gun shop showed Williams and his accomplices wearing masks and using a pick-up truck to smash into the back door of the store and then throwing 45 rifles into the truck’s bed.
Williams was eventually arrested in Jefferson Parish and several of the stolen firearms were found in his possession. In addition to admitting his role in the respective carjackings, he also admitted his participation in the burglary of the gun store.
