Two Philadelphia Men Convicted at Trial for August 2023 Armed Carjacking

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Quadir Findley, 24, and Eric Dickerson, 24, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were convicted Monday at trial on one count each of carjacking for stealing a victim's vehicle at gunpoint in the early hours of August 5, 2023. Findley was also convicted of using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He was previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated jury tampering, and drug distribution.

The defendants will be sentenced at a later date. Findley faces a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment. The maximum possible sentence for Dickerson is 15 years' imprisonment.

"Don't say anything or I'll blow your 'f---ing' head off - those were Quadir Findley's words to the carjacking victim he forced down to the ground at gunpoint," said U.S. Attorney Romero. "No one should be terrorized like that and made to fear for their life. Findley and Eric Dickerson are violent criminals, exactly the type of offenders that the Philadelphia Carjacking Task Force is focused on, and we'll continue to lock these carjackers up to make the city safer."

"Carjacking is a serious federal crime that will not go unpunished," said ATF Special Agent in Charge Eric DeGree. "ATF Philadelphia Field Division and the Philadelphia Carjacking Task Force will continue to ensure justice for the victims and make our communities safer through federal prosecution."

The case was investigated by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Catherine Dos Santos and Priya De Souza.