KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Jose Ontiveros, 27, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of carjacking in which a death occurred and one count of discharging a firearm during the crime.
The crimes are alleged to have occurred Dec. 14, 2014, in Kansas City, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the carjacking charge, and a penalty of not less than five years on the firearm charge.
The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Tomasic is prosecuting.
