United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Luis Davis, 36, of St. Croix, was sentenced by Chief District Judge Robert A. Molloy to 171 months in prison following his guilty plea to carjacking, using a firearm during a violent crime and felon in possession of a firearm.
Davis, who was convicted of first-degree assault in the V.I. Superior Court in 2011, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release, a special assessment of $300.00, and restitution in the amount of $1,600.00.
According to court documents, on September 10, 2017, Davis, along with Joel Rivera and Chriss Cepeda, broke into a couple’s home in Estate Rust Op Twist while brandishing a firearm. The defendants physically assaulted the male victim by beating him in the head and threatened to kill the couple while demanding money.
The defendants then forced the couple by gunpoint into the rear passenger seat of their Toyota Tacoma truck and drove them to Shoreline where the male victim had left his wallet. After retrieving the wallet, the defendants fled in the victims’ truck and Jeep Wrangler. In addition to the vehicles, the defendants stole two iPhones valued at $1,200.00, $200.00 cash, and an iPad valued at $200.00.
In January 2022, Cepeda was sentenced to 164 months in prison, and Rivera was sentenced to 150 months in prison in February 2023, following their guilty pleas to Carjacking and Using a Firearm During a Violent Crime.
