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Beaumont man pleads guilty in carjacking case

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KBMT file image: Rogelio Arellano Torres 6/25/2012 KBMT file image: Rogelio Arellano Torres 6/25/2012

A Beaumont man has pled guilty to federal carjacking charges.

Rogelio Arellano Torres,  19, of Beaumont, admitted to charges he carjacked a woman last year.  He entered his guilty plea during a hearing before United States Judge Marcia Crone Monday in Beaumont.

Torres had been indicted on July 11, 2012 and charged with carjacking in a one count indictment.

According to information presented in court, on June 24, 2012, Torres forced the woman at knifepoint into her vehicle in the parking lot of the Pappadeaux's Restaurant in Beaumont. Torres then drove, with her captive, to a bank ATM where he demanded the victim withdraw money from her account. After withdrawing the money, the woman was eventually forced from her vehicle and Torres fled with her car, purse and cell phone.

Torres faces a term of up to 15 years in prison. A sentencing date has not been set.

This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Beaumont Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph R. Batte.

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