The Brief
- James Poole was sentenced to federal prison on Thursday, April 3.
- Poole was sentenced for his role in armed carjackings in Milwaukee in January 2024.
- Poole’s co-defendant, Jabari Griffin, was sentenced in February.
MILWAUKEE – James Poole, 19, was sentenced on Thursday, April 3 to 11 years in federal prison for his role in armed carjackings in Milwaukee back in January 2024.
Case details
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee detectives were dispatched on Monday evening, Jan. 29 to Farwell Avenue just west of Maryland for an armed carjacking complaint. Around 7:45 p.m., the victims noticed an SUV park in front of them, three Black males exited the SUV and approached their Mercedes. The complaint says the three “all pointed guns at him while wearing black hood sweatshirts.” The victims were ordered to give the gunmen their wallet, credit cards, car keys and iPhone. The three suspects then drove off.
One of the victims was able to “deactivate” the Mercedes by reducing its maximum speed to 20 mph using a program. One victim told police the vehicle stopped near 23rd and Capitol. Officers went to the scene and recovered surveillance from across the street. The “surveillance shows the Mercedes stop and a subject toss something next to a black SUV. The subject enters the black SUV which drives away. Officers surveyed the scene and located an ID card belonging to defendant James Poole. The ID was located directly where the subject entered the black-colored SUV,” the complaint says.…