A Louisville, Kentucky, man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years and 5 months in federal prison for carjacking and brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Division, and Interim Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.
According to court documents, Corey M. Buford, 23, was sentenced to 10 years and 5 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for illegally carjacking a 2014 BMW on April 14, 2022. Buford’s sentence included his conviction for brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, a crime that carries a mandatory sentence of 84 months consecutive to the sentence imposed for the carjacking.
There is no parole in the federal system.