A Seattle man was sentenced to six years in federal prison following his arrest near an Auburn middle school after he robbed someone of their car near Lumen Field.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Louis Montel De’Andre Dowers, 32, of Seattle, was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty on April 24 to the federal charges of carjacking and using a firearm during a crime of violence. According to the department, Dowers’ charges stem from a June 9, 2024, incident in which he robbed a man of his car at gunpoint outside a business on Occidental Avenue South in Seattle, fled to Auburn, ditched his car, and was soon after located walking around near the ditched car and arrested.
According to the DOJ, the victims of the robbery, a couple, said in their impact statements that they still live with that moment of terror from the robbery, experiencing trauma every day. Additionally, the couple said that the incident has robbed them of their peace, according to the DOJ…