JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Crystal Springs man pled guilty to brandishing a firearm while carjacking a woman in front of her home in Jackson.

According to court documents, Christopher Lawrence Murray, 31, brandished a pistol during a carjacking in the Jackson area. In May 2021, Murray and another man approached a woman sitting in her car in front of her home. 

Investigators said both men pointed pistols at the woman and demanded she hand over her cellular phone and the keys to her car. The woman complied with the demands and the men left in the woman’s car.

Murray was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 6, 2023. He pled guilty on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, to brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 29, 2024, and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of seven years and a maximum penalty of life in prison.

The Jackson Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the case.