An Amarillo man appeared in a Beaumont federal courtroom yesterday and pleaded guilty to carjacking
and Hobbs Act Robbery. 35-year old Jamelle Antoine Parker forced a woman from her car on Washington
Blvd in Beaumont this past April. He drove the stolen car to the Criss Cross convenience store on MLK
and robbed the clerk. Parker drove to Lufkin and robbed a convenience store. He then ran to a nearby
Whataburger and carjacked a man in the drive-thru. Parker was shot in the leg during a pursuit with
Lufkin police. He faces up to 20 years in prison.