A MAN ARRESTED WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING A PAIR OF CARJACKINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW CHARGED WITH FEDERAL CRIMES. TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD THOMAS MARTINEZ IS BEING PROSECUTED AS PART OF A FEDERAL PROGRAM TARGETING THE “WORST OF THE WORST” OFFENDERS.
HE COULD SPEND DECADES IN PRISON IF CONVICTED ON TWO COUNTS OF CARJACKING AND TWO COUNTS OF USING A FIREARM DURING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE.
THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS MARTINEZ COMMITTED THE CRIMES WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ARREST ON UNRELATED WARRANTS.
