Baltimore Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Role in Deadly Carjacking

Baltimore, Maryland - A Baltimore man learned his fate in federal court, today, for his role in multiple carjackings, including one that resulted in a murder.

U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Antonio Purisima, 25, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for carjacking resulting in death. Purisima engaged in a carjacking spree with multiple co-conspirators.

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, FBI Baltimore Field Office, and Commissioner Richard Worley, Baltimore Police Department (BPD).

According to court documents, in June 2022, Purisima conspired with co-conspirators Jerritt Barron, 24, Jeremy Matheny, 27, and Nefertiti Moore, 23, all from Baltimore, to commit several armed carjackings. On June 15, Purisima, Barron, and Matheny followed a victim from Maryland Live! Casino, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to her Glen Burnie residence.

After the victim parked near her home, two co-conspirators approached her, as they brandished handguns, and demanded money and her car keys. The two masked suspects then drove away in the victim's car which was recovered less than one hour later in Baltimore.

Then on June 19, Purisima, Barron, Matheny, and Moore, who rode in a black pick-up truck, attempted to carjack a vehicle near an Interstate 95 ramp in Baltimore. Moore exited the truck and flagged down the victim. Then the co-conspirators blocked the victims' vehicle with their car from entering the ramp to I-95. Purisima and Barron then exited their vehicle and approached the victim. A co-conspirator then shot the victim who later died from the injuries. The co-conspirators then fled the scene.

Historical cell site data placed Purisima, Matheny, and Moore at or near the scene of the murder. In May 2026, Judge Bredar sentenced Barron to 40 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and Matheny to 24 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for their roles in the deadly carjacking.

As part of the investigation, law enforcement extracted latent fingerprints from the Glen Burnie victim's carjacked vehicle that matched Matheny and Purisima. Additionally, historical cell-site data placed Matheny and Purisima at Maryland Live! Casino and at the scene of the carjacking. Additionally, when law enforcement arrested Matheny on June 22, they confiscated a cellphone in Matheny's possession.

After searching the phone, law enforcement uncovered photos of Purisima, Barron, and Matheny posing with firearms while at Maryland Live! Casino. The casino's video surveillance shows the co-conspirators entering a vehicle and then following the victim as she drove her car.

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U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes commended the FBI and BPD, for their work in the investigation, along with the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, for its valuable assistance. Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney John W. Sippel, Jr., who is prosecuting this federal case.

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