Hickory Man Gets Prison Time For Carjacking

A Hickory man was sentenced Tuesday, January 20th in federal court after pleading guilty to carjacking and aiding and abetting. U.S. District Judge Matthew E. The Federal Judge ordered 32-year-old Marcus Mayfield to serve 100 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

According to filed documents and court proceedings, on January 11, 2023, Mayfield and his co-conspirator were driving together when they began to follow a Dodge Hellcat. When the driver of the Dodge parked and exited his vehicle, Mayfield and the co-conspirator approached the victim on foot.

Mayfield brandished a firearm and held the victim at gunpoint, while the co-conspirator took the victim’s car key. While Mayfield continued to hold the victim at gunpoint, the co-conspirator got in the vehicle’s driver’s seat. Mayfield then got into the passenger seat and the two drove away. Court records show that Mayfield later recorded videos of himself posing with the stolen vehicle.

At the sentencing hearing, the judge ordered Mayfield’s federal sentence to be served in addition to a 14-year state term of imprisonment for Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon. In making the announcement, U.S. Attorney Ferguson credited the ATF and CMPD for the investigation of the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte handled the prosecution.

Story: Rob Eastwood-WHKY