Denver Woman Sentenced To 20 Years For Armed Carjacking Spree

DENVER - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Alexis Dicarlo, 24, of Denver, was sentenced to 240 months in prison, and five years of supervised release for her role in an armed carjacking spree that involved shots fired at multiple victims.

On February 27, 2023, Denver Police responded to a call at a convenience store on East Hampden Avenue on a report of a person trying to carjack multiple victims and shooting a firearm. During her spree in the busy shopping plaza, Dicarlo threatened victims with handguns, demanded their wallets and cars, and ultimately gained access to multiple vehicles. During this spree, she fired bullets into the air and at two victims, narrowly missing them. One shot ultimately passed through a wall into an occupied neighboring business. DiCarlo was unsuccessful in fleeing the scene and possessed five handguns upon her arrest. Additionally, an officer involved in in the arrest suffered a broken leg.

"Our office's primary focus is to keep the citizens of Colorado safe," said Acting United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Matt Kirsch. "We will not tolerate brazen, violent crimes like this one in our communities."

"Crime sprees like these strike fear into our communities and jeopardize the safety and security of innocent people," said FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek. "Together with our partners at the Denver Police Department, FBI Denver will work tirelessly to identify and bring to justice those who commit acts of violence, ensuring our neighborhoods remain safe and secure for everyone."

"Let this be a warning to those who commit violent crimes in our community that we will leverage our federal partnerships, when appropriate, to achieve the greatest possible consequences for offenders," said Denver Chief of Police Ron Thomas. "We are grateful to our partners at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado for their great work achieving a 20-year sentence in this case."

The defendant was sentenced by Judge Nina Y. Wang on August 21, 2024. The Denver Police Department and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force handled the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Albert Buchman handled the prosecution.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Case Number: 1_23-cr-00100-NYW