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OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., Twentieth Judicial District


Madison and Rankin Counties

Media Release
For Immediate Release For more information, please contact.
(601) 825-1472

TEENS PLEAD GUILTY TO RIDGELAND CARJACKING


Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, Jr. 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
Defendant: Cortarrius Huff
DOB: May 07, 2004
Defendant: Pernell Moore
DOB: September 11, 2007
Defendant: Braylon Cooper
DOB: August 3, 2006
Defendant: Tristan Burns
DOB: May 15, 2009
Defendant: Camerious Huff
DOB: March 8, 2017

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