{"id":1051983,"date":"2026-09-09T01:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1051983\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T01:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:05:14","slug":"phoenix-man-sentenced-for-violent-peoria-carjacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1051983\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix man sentenced for violent Peoria carjacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A Phoenix man was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2022\/08\/16\/convicted-felon-accused-carjacking-shooting-west-valley-shopping-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2022\/08\/16\/convicted-felon-accused-carjacking-shooting-west-valley-shopping-center\/\">a violent carjacking in Peoria in 2022<\/a>, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, District of Arizona. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Adonijah Ortega, 23, was sentenced on Sept. 3 to 171 months (14.25 years) in prison. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Prosecutors said on Aug. 8, 2022, Ortega approached a man in a Peoria business parking lot near 91st and Northern avenues and demanded money and the vehicle\u2019s keys. A physical fight began and Ortega hit the victim in the head several times with a pistol and shot him in the leg. Ortega left in the victim\u2019s vehicle and later tried to set it on fire by dousing it in gasoline and shooting at it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The victim was able to walk to a business to get help. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Ortega was found three days later at an apartment complex. He was charged with carjacking and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He pleaded guilty to the charges. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">\u201cViolent perpetrators like Mr. Ortega should know there is no safe place for them in Arizona because we won\u2019t rest until we see them behind bars,\u201d said United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine. \u201cOur office is committed to the Department of Justice\u2019s Project Safe Neighborhoods because it is an initiative that continues to see results.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Project Safe Neighborhoods is the DOJ\u2019s nationwide initiative uniting law enforcement at all levels to combat violent crime through rapid response, strong partnerships and strict prosecution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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