Kysime Brown, a 21-year-old from Philadelphia, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a violent armed carjacking. United States District Judge Paul S. Diamond also ordered Brown to serve five years of supervised release and pay $42,909 in restitution.
Brown was indicted in August 2023 on charges of carjacking and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. He pleaded guilty to both counts on March 12, 2024.
According to court documents and Brown’s own admission, the incident occurred early on July 11, 2023. Brown and two others approached a 26-year-old man who had just parked near his home in Northeast Philadelphia. The group pointed semiautomatic pistols at the victim at close range before pistol-whipping him, stealing his cell phone, and taking off with his Dodge Charger.
Philadelphia police soon located the stolen vehicle. As officers pursued the suspects in the Charger, they crashed into another vehicle and then into a pole on Castor Avenue. The car caught fire and was destroyed. Police apprehended all three suspects at the scene.
Brown’s co-defendants Emmanuel Sia and Leevah Mills also pleaded guilty to related charges. Mills received a sentence of more than 11 years in prison last September. Sia is scheduled for sentencing on October 16.
The investigation was conducted by the Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI. Assistant United States Attorney Thomas M. Zaleski prosecuted the case.
United States Attorney David Metcalf stated: “The defendant was charged by indictment in August 2023 with one count of carjacking and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.”
The release of this information was delayed due to the federal government shutdown from October 1 to November 12, 2025.
