Redwood City Man Sentenced to 4 Years for April Carjacking

A 26-year-old man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for a carjacking earlier this year outside a Redwood City liquor store, prosecutors said. Jesus Conrriquez of Redwood City pleaded no contest to the carjacking in exchange for the four-year sentence. He has about half a year of credit for time served, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

The carjacking happened on April 18 when two men in their 20s parked their car in front of the Vera Cash Market at 400 Vera Ave. at about 9:15 p.m., prosecutors said. The driver jumped out of the car and went into the store, leaving the other man in the passenger seat with the car still running. Conrriquez then got into the driver’s seat and told the passenger to get out or he would kill him.

Conrriquez gestured to his waistband, indicating he had a gun, prosecutors said. The passenger got out and Conrriquez drove away. The victims reported the carjacking and police found the stolen car about an hour later.

The victims identified Conrriquez as the thief, prosecutors said.

By Bay City News

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