MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Murfreesboro man faces 41 years in federal prison for crimes he committed in Murfreesboro and Franklin in 2020, according to the U.S. District Attorney's office.
Joshua Hallmon, 29, was sentenced in relation to a crime spree that took place from July 6 through July 27, 2020. The U.S. District Attorney's Office stated that on July 6 and July 23, Hallmon was involved in multiple armed gas station robberies.
On the night of July 26-27, the U.S. District Attorney's Office added that Hallmon, alongside co-defendants Charles Melvin Walker and Walter Lee Williams, committed an armed carjacking and kidnapping in Murfreesboro. They also attempted to commit a second armed carjacking in Franklin and kidnapping in Murfreesboro.
Hallmon, Walker and Williams were charged by a federal grand jury in May 2021 with multiple counts of carjacking, kidnapping and using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. Walker and Williams pleaded not guilty prior to trial and were each sentenced to 16 years in federal prison in 2023.
In August 2023, Hallmon was convicted on all 12 counts he faced in connection with the crime spree.
"The defendant committed senseless and violent crimes against people apparently chosen at random. Today’s sentence keeps the community safe from the defendant for over four decades,” acting U.S. attorney Thomas J. Jaworski said. “I commend our prosecutors and law enforcement partners for their work on this highly important case."