DALLAS — A 22-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after taking a plea deal in an armed carjacking, officials said.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, announced that Randy Hordge pleaded guilty in January 2023 to carjacking a woman at gunpoint in 2020.
According to plea papers, on Oct. 7, 2020, just two hours after committing another carjacking, Hordge approached a woman in her driveway, pulled her by the hair and pointed a gun while forcing her into her car.
According to court documents, Hordge drove off with the woman inside the car who was “begging for her life.” Eventually, Hordge pulled the car over and told that woman she had five seconds to run, or she would be shot, the court documents said.
Police said after the carjacking was reported, Hordge was later arrested and identified.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Dallas Field Division led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Tromblay prosecuted the case.
“This is another example of the ATF’s and our U.S. Attorney’s Office’s commitment to aggressively pursuing those who commit violent crimes in Dallas,” Simonton said. “Reducing violent crime is not enough – we will not rest as long as any citizen is victimized in this way. I am proud that this case serves as an example of that commitment.”
On Nov. 17, 2023, Hordge was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsey.
“ATF remains vigilant and steadfast in our fight against violent crime in North Texas. ATF is grateful to the United States Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners who work tirelessly to pursue the worst of the worst lawbreakers who commit these heinous crimes,” ATF Special Agent in Charge Jeffry C. Boshek II said. “Mr. Hodge now has 15 years to think about and regret his actions.”
