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

By: Medill News Service

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 1,382

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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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 federal appeals court overturned the conviction in 2016, citing insufficient evidence.

“The evidence was insufficient to support a rational finding beyond a reasonable doubt that (Kenneth) Bailey possessed the specific intent, conditional or otherwise, to kill or seriously harm his victim when …

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