Baltimore officials announce arrests in carjacking and theft crime ring
Eight people, including five juveniles, were charged in a carjacking crew tied to more than 30 crimes and a Fairview Avenue killing that shook Baltimore.
Eight people, including five juveniles, have been charged in a carjacking and theft ring that moved from repeated robberies into deadly violence across Baltimore City and nearby counties.
At a noon news conference on June 25, Mayor Brandon Scott, Police Commissioner Richard Worley and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates linked the group to more than 30 crimes between April and June 2026. The charging documents identify at least 23 carjackings, robberies or related incidents from April 23 through May 24, and one 17-year-old is charged in 23 separate cases. The charges include first-degree murder, carjacking, robbery with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, car theft and firearms offenses.
The suspects often worked in groups and used guns fitted with colored lasers or mounted lights as they carried out early-morning attacks. The case was multi-jurisdictional, with incidents reaching into Baltimore County and Howard County as well as Baltimore City. Jamal Ferguson, 38, was shot and killed May 8 during an attempted carjacking in the 4400 block of Fairview Avenue.
Scott called the arrests proof the city would not tolerate violent crews operating in Baltimore and pointed to what he called a broken juvenile justice system. Worley said the pattern was not a series of isolated youthful mistakes, but a campaign that terrorized victims and communities throughout the region. Bates said prosecutors intend to seek adult charges for eligible juvenile defendants and argued for stronger parental accountability.
Baltimore recorded 133 homicides in 2025, the fewest in nearly 50 years, and homicides and nonfatal shootings had fallen by nearly 60% since 2021. In June, outside research found its targeted violence-reduction strategy helped cut shootings, homicides and carjackings without expanding arrests.
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