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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Man for Carjacking and Firearms Offenses

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on April 19, 2023, charging a local man with carjacking, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.   

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville Metro Police Department, Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville, and Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen of the FBI Louisville Field Office made the announcement.

According to the indictment, on February 15, 2023, Dekoda Stinson, 29, committed the following offenses: carjacking, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Stinson was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offenses. On August 16, 2022, in Jefferson Circuit Court, Stinson was convicted of receiving stolen property. On June 17, 2020, in Hardin Circuit Court, Stinson was convicted of receiving stolen property. On July 11, 2017, in Hardin Circuit Court, Stinson was convicted of burglary in the third degree and bail jumping in the first degree. On April 7, 2016, in Hardin Circuit Court, Stinson was convicted of assault in the third degree. 

On May 4, 2023, Stinson made an initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 20 years. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case is being investigated by LMPD, HSI, and the FBI.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua R. Porter is prosecuting this case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Updated May 4, 2023