BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A Birmingham man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for carjacking and kidnapping, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
Dearrius Pace, 31, was sentenced to 240 months in prison. Pace pleaded guilty to one county of carjacking and one count of kidnapping in Sept. 2025.
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According to the plea agreement, Pace followed the victim out of a gas station on Lloyd Nolan Parkway on July 16, 2024. Pace confronted the victim at gunpoint as he entered his vehicle, ordered him to move into the passenger seat and Pace got in the driver’s seat.
Escalona says during the drive, Pace demanded the victim’s wallet and cash. The victim handed over approximately $16 and told Pace that he didn’t have a wallet with him. Pace then struck the victim in the face with a hard object before ordering him out of the vehicle. On July 24, 2024 Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Pace…