Critics warn of years in prison for young adults under carjacking bill before Congress

Critics warn of years in prison for young adults under carjacking bill before Congress • West Virginia Watch

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, pictured in a December 2025 file photo. Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, sponsored a bill aiming to make it easier for prosecutors to win convictions in carjacking cases. ((Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)By Elena Tittel/Medill News Service WASHINGTON – A North Carolina jury convicted a man for carjacking a truck from a McDonald’s parking lot by holding something “cold and hard” on the driver’s neck. A fed…

Critics warn of years in prison for young adults under carjacking bill before Congress

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, pictured in a December 2025 file photo. Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, sponsored a bill aiming to make it easier for prosecutors to win convictions in carjacking cases. ((Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)By Elena Tittel/Medill News Service WASHINGTON – A North Carolina jury convicted a man for carjacking a truck from a McDonald’s parking lot by holding something “cold and hard” on the driver’s neck. A fed…