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Beaumont, Texas – Mikale Rashad Bolton, 21, of Beaumont, has been convicted and sentenced to 180 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking charges. In the days leading up to and just after the carjacking incident, Bolton was identified in two armed robberies of pizza delivery drivers.

Key Points

• The indictment stated that on June 25, 2022, in the Eastern District of Texas, Mikale Rashad Bolton carjacked a 2002 Mazda Tribute near French Road in Beaumont.
• Local law enforcement responded to the scene of the carjacking and discovered that during the incident, Bolton approached the driver asking for a cigarette lighter and then pulled out a firearm, pointing it at the driver's head.
• After obtaining the lighter, Bolton ordered the driver to exit the vehicle and threatened to kill him if he contacted the police. Bolton then fled in the stolen vehicle.
• On June 6, 2022, in Jefferson County, Texas, Bolton unlawfully took personal property including U.S. currency and cigarettes from the Pizza Hut on Dowlen Road, Beaumont. He brandished, carried, and used a firearm during this crime.
• Additionally, on June 29, 2022, in Jefferson County, Texas, Bolton took personal property consisting of U.S. currency from Papa John's on Calder Road, Beaumont. This act was also accompanied by the brandishing and use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.