A late-night ride home from a suburban casino ended in decades-long federal sentences for two Baltimore men, following what investigators say was a carjacking spree along an I-95 ramp.
Jerritt Barron, 24, and Jeremy Matheny, 27, were sentenced to 40 and 24 years in federal prison, respectively, by U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar on Tuesday. A third co-defendant, Antonio Purisima, has already pled guilty to related counts and is set to be sentenced on July 28, 2026.
According to authorities, the gang followed a woman from the Live! Casino at Arundel Mills in Anne Arundel County to her Glen Burnie home, carjacked her, and drove away in her car. The stolen car was found in Baltimore less than an hour later. Days after the Glen Burnie carjacking, the group attempted another along an I-95 ramp, where a co-conspirator shot and killed a victim, according to The Baltimore Sun.
According to court papers and prosecutors’ submissions, Matheny and other suspects were located near the later gunshot scene based on past cell-site data. The FBI and Baltimore Police Department helped with the investigation, gathering phone records and other evidence across city and county boundaries.
According to CBS Baltimore, the case is part of a larger regional crackdown on violent carjackings, in which judges have sentenced members of organised gangs and rideshare-focused rings to lengthy prison terms. Prosecutors and law enforcement partners are increasingly using interstate technologies and digital evidence to link suspects to several scenes.
Judge Bredar sentenced Barron to 40 years in prison and Matheny to 24 years, with both men facing five years of supervised release after leaving federal jail. Those sentences, as specified in court filings and cited by The Baltimore Sun, reflect the fatal consequence of the ramp shooting as well as the defendants’ actions in multiple carjacking events.
In federal court, extended supervised release restrictions are frequently used as a second layer of supervision following a jail term. In this case, authorities made it plain that the penalties serve as a message to other armed carjacking groups operating in and around Baltimore.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland acknowledged that federal officials, including the FBI and Baltimore Police, handled important aspects of the investigation and coordinated evidence collecting across jurisdictions. The next big date on the calendar is Purisima’s sentencing on July 28, 2026, and prosecutors say they will continue to engage with local partners while victims’ families seek reparations and any appeals move forward.
Victims’ advocates and prosecutors said the harsh jail sentences highlight the dangers of coordinated carjacking crews and the fatal turn these crimes can take when guns are used. Local leaders have asked for continuing enforcement and preventative efforts as investigators pursue any remaining leads in the case.
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