A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the death of a man who was carjacked outside a Wells Fargo bank and run over by his own van in 2021, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
Jimmy Washington was convicted of first-degree murder and carjacking in November 2025 for the death of James Nguyen.
Washington’s conviction also included enhancements for committing the murder during a carjacking and causing great bodily injury during the carjacking.
Around 1 p.m. on June 17, 2021, Nguyen was fixing a drive-up ATM at the Wells Fargo bank located near the intersection of Stockton Boulevard and Florin Road in south Sacramento. Washington, who had been at the bank to cash a check, attempted to carjack Nguyen’s work van, the District Attorney’s Office said.
Nguyen tried to stop the carjacking and dangled from the open driver’s window as Washington sped through the parking lot in the van, driving recklessly and nearly hitting other pedestrians and vehicles, the District Attorney’s office said.
Nguyen fell from the window of the van and was run over as Washington drove away. Prosecutors said Washington either pushed Nguyen or drove in a manner that caused him to fall, according to previous Bee reporting.
The District Attorney’s Office said Nguyen was hospitalized and remained in a vegetative state for nearly nine months before he succumbed to his injuries.
Washington was taken into custody four days after the carjacking, according to previous reporting from The Bee. He received the maximum sentence for the crimes he was charged with.
This story was originally published February 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM.
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Camryn Dadey is The Sacramento Bee’s Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova watchdog reporter. She is a 2022 graduate of Sacramento State.