Man sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for carjacking, possession of firearm by felon
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Unque Tyshaun Temoney, 29, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 17 years (210 months) in federal prison for carjacking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Temoney pled guilty to the charges in November of 2023.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll emphasize it again, firearms in the hands of convicted felons is something that we will not tolerate in the City of Wilmington,” said Chief Donny Williams. “We will continue to devote countless hours to ensuring that these violent offenders are kept off our streets.:
Officers with the Wilmington Police Department responded to a call on 9th Street in Wilmington in December of 2020 regarding an armed robbery and carjacking. A responding officer saw the victim’s vehicle drive off at a high rate of speed and he activated his lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop. The driver, later identified as Temoney, refused to stop and fled from law enforcement. Temoney ultimately crashed the vehicle into a parked car and ran from law enforcement. After a brief pursuit, Temoney was apprehended.
The investigation revealed Temoney put on a ski mask, showed a revolver, and took the victim’s car keys and wallet before stealing the victim’s vehicle and driving away from the police. The arresting officer on scene located a .380 revolver, loaded with five rounds of ammunition, on the driver’s seat of the vehicle Temoney stole. Laboratory testing later confirmed that Temoney’s DNA was on the firearm.
Temoney has been previously convicted of six felony offenses including possession of a stolen motor vehicle, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, breaking and entering, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver a counterfeit controlled substance. Temoney was also out on bond for numerous state charges when he committed the offense.
Temoney has been previously validated as a member of the Gangster Disciple Street Gang by the Wilmington Police Department and by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
