New Kent armed carjackers sentenced, each to serve at least five years in prison

(Starting at top, l to r) Colin Ray Dugger, David Dewayne Jackson, Javanta Lightfoot, and Anthony Tyrone Williams Jr. were all sentenced May 13 during federal court proceedings in Richmond.

Four men involved in an armed carjacking in New Kent last Nov. 27 will each spend at least five years in prison after receiving formal sentencing on May 13.

Anthony Tyrone Williams Jr., 21 of the 23000 block of Cutbank Road, McKinney; Colin Ray Dugger, 21, of the 2500 block of Shady Side Drive, Petersburg; David Dewayne Jackson, 24, of the 25000 block of Shady Side Drive, Petersburg; and Javanta Lightfoot, 21, of the 15000 block of Allen Road, Dinwiddie, were each sentenced in federal court proceedings held in the United States District Court in Richmond.

Last November, a victim contacted New Kent Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center just after 6:30 a.m. to report that they had been robbed at gunpoint. The victim indicated their car along with a small, red sports car left the scene of the crime at the intersection of N. Courthouse Road and Kentland Trail.

Virginia State Police located the vehicles within 10 minutes, traveling southbound on Route 106 (Emmaus Church Road). The stolen vehicle accelerated and entered Charles City. Prior to reaching the intersection of Route 106 (Roxbury Road) and Route 5 (John Tyler Memorial Highway), the vehicles stopped, with all four men fleeing on foot. Virginia State Police and New Kent deputies located the subjects with the assistance of K-9 unities and a helicopter, arresting them around 9:25 a.m.

Jackson received an 11 year, nine-month total sentence on two counts that include armed carjacking. Dugger will serve a nine-and-a-half-year sentence on two counts, while Williams received a seven-year term and Lightfoot was sentenced to five years, three months on a single count of armed carjacking.