Convicted Felon Sentenced 7 Years For UNC Charlotte Ghost Gun Carjacking

Mark Jordan Williams, a 37-year-old convicted felon, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for carjacking a UNC Charlotte student using a privately made, unregistered 'ghost gun' in March 2023. Williams approached the victim in a Jeep Wrangler on campus, threatened them at gunpoint, stole their phone, and drove away in the vehicle before being arrested later that day. The firearm used was a .40 caliber Polymer 80 ghost gun, which is untraceable and illegal for felons to possess. Williams pleaded guilty to possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and will also serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina. The stolen Jeep was recovered and returned to the victim.