Phillis Fugah, a 24-year-old woman from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, has entered a guilty plea to charges of carjacking and discharging a firearm during a violent crime, stemming from a distressing incident that occurred in late August last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania revealed that Fugah’s plea was received by United States District Judge Timothy J. Savage. In connection with the 2024 carjacking in Upper Darby, Fugah admitted to one count of carjacking and one count of using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
The narrative of the crime, as detailed in court filings, depicts a harrowing scene for a family in Upper Darby. Fugah, alongside an unidentified male suspect, confronted a family in their Honda Pilot on the 7100 block of West Chester Pike. The male subject fled after opening the passenger side door, while Fugah proceeded to carjack the vehicle from the father who was seated in the back with his two young children, waiting for his wife’s return. As the carjacking unfolded, Fugah raised her gun, and shot at the father whose quick reflexes saved his life, resulting in the bullet merely grazing his baseball cap. An infant child remained in the vehicle as Fugah made her escape, but fortunately was found unharmed a short distance away, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office…