Orange Park woman sentenced in Mother’s Day carjacking in Lee County

An Orange Park woman will spend the next decade in prison after pleading guilty to a Southwest Florida carjacking. A judge sentenced 39-year-old Miranda Lee Pryor to 10 years and 5 months in federal prison for her role in a Lehigh Acres carjacking that took place on Mother’s Day.

According to court documents, in May 2025, Pryor and 36-year-old Rebecca Lea Stacey of West Palm Beach carjacked a man waiting in his vehicle outside a store. During the incident, Pryor held a gun as the two stole the man’s vehicle.

Later that afternoon, police spotted the vehicle on I-75. Stacey, who was driving the vehicle, led police on a high speed chase while Pryor tossed the gun used in the carjacking out the window. Stacey eventually lost control and crashed…

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