Three people were indicted on federal charges after a crime spree that included an armed carjacking and kidnapping, leading to the arrest of a woman in Downtown Pittsburgh, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 14-count indictment names 25-year-old Armoni Burton of Greensburg, 22-year-old Ausaun Porter of Pittsburgh and 21-year-old Lawrence Strothers Jr. of West Mifflin, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Burton’s arrest by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives unfolded in the parking garage<\/a>\u00a0on Stanwix Street and Fort Duquesne Boulevard around 4 p.m. Wednesday, with law enforcement pulling guns and surrounding the building. Porter and Strothers are already detained on state charges, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n According to the indictment, the trio committed a series of crimes from late December through January. In early January, the U.S. attorney’s office said Burton and Porter carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint in White Oak. The two hit, bound and threatened the victim before using the victim’s cell phone to place a call for ransom, authorities said. Then they tried to put the victim in a dumpster in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood.<\/p>\n Burton is also charged with robbing a postal delivery person on Dec. 31. According to paperwork, Burton stole an “arrow key.”<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Burton and Porter are facing a slew of charges, including kidnapping, carjacking, robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Porter and Strothers are charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and Porter is also charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana.\u00a0<\/p>\n The ATF, United States Postal Inspection Service and Pittsburgh Bureau of Police conducted the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n