Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that six teenagers have pled guilty for attempting to carjack a man in Ridgeland. Ahmaud Lampkin, 14; Cortarrius Huff, 19; Pernell Moore, 16; Braylon Cooper 17; Tristan Burns, 14; Camerious Huff, 16, all pled guilty in front of Judge Dewey Arthur in Madison County Circuit Court.

On December 31, 2023 the group of teens left a hotel on Ridgewood Road and began walking through the At Home parking lot and onto County Line Road. The group had a handgun and were planning on carjacking someone. They arrived at the Ridgeland Ranch Apartments and found a man loading items into his car. Four of the individuals approached the man and took his keys from him while threatening him with the gun.

The teens were unable to get the car to start and ran off through the nearby Christ Covenant School and Waffle House. The Ridgeland Police Department were immediately notified and were able to quickly locate four of the juveniles in the Northpark area of Ridgeland. RPD investigators also obtained fingerprints off the victim’s car that matched one of the suspects, and surveillance from multiple businesses on County Line showing their approach and departure from the crime scene. Finally, a forensic examination of a cell phone contained a video of the teens joking about carjacking someone while waving the gun around.

Ahmaud Lampkin was the individual holding the gun during the carjacking. He pled to Armed Carjacking & Conspiracy to Commit Armed Carjacking and was sentenced to fifteen years to serve. Cortarrius Huff was present at the carjacking and pled to Armed Carjacking and Directing a Minor to Commit a Felony and was sentenced to serve twenty years. Pernell Moore was present at the carjacking and pled to Armed Carjacking and Conspiracy and was sentenced to serve ten years. Braylon Cooper was present at the carjacking and pled to Armed Carjacking. His sentencing was set off until September 30, 2024. The remaining two juveniles were not in the immediate vicinity of the victim during the carjacking as they ran off when a firearm was displayed. Tristan Burns pled to Conspiracy to Commit Armed Carjacking and was sentenced to serve one year. Camerious Huff pled to Conspiracy to Commit Armed Carjacking and was sentenced to five years to serve. Each defendant was sentenced based on their individual involvement in the planning and execution of the crime, use or possession of the firearm, and cooperation with law enforcement’s investigation.

Defendant: Ahmaud Lampkin

DOB: August 20, 2009