A man has been sentenced to nearly 23 years in federal prison for an armed carjacking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee.
Martavious Marr, 20, has been sentenced by U.S. district court judge John T. Fowlkes to 275 months in federal prison and an additional five years of supervised release after he completes his prison term, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee. There is no parole in the federal system, they said.
At about 9 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2022, Marr approached a man at a gas station on N. Bellevue Blvd, pointed a gun at him and demanded the keys to his 2009 Pontiac G6, according to United States Attorney Ritz and information that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee said was presented in court.
The victim reportedly told Marr that the keys were already in the car and as the man turned to run inside the store, Marr shot him in the back, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee.
Mars then drove away in the victim’s car, later using his social media page to sell the car for $1,225.00, they said.
On Feb. 13, 2022 Marr reportedly approached another man outside a bar on Poplar Avenue at about 3 a.m. to point a gun at them and demand the keys to a 2020 Dodge Journey. The victim complied and Marr drove away in the car, according to the office. Marr also reportedly took the victim’s AirPods and gun, left in the car. The victim tracked the car to Marr’s place of employment and called police, according to the office.
Marr was later arrested and charged with both carjackings, they said. At the time of his arrest, Marr was reportedly carrying the second victim’s gun in his waistband.
In November of 2023, Marr pled guilty to discharging a firearm during a violent crime, brandishing a firearm during a violent crime, possessing a stolen firearm and two counts of carjacking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee.
This case was reportedly investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee said the case is also part of "Project Safe Neighborhoods" (PSN), a program they say is "bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone."
