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Portsmouth man sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing vehicle at gunpoint

Crystal Graham
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A Portsmouth man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for an armed carjacking.

According to court documents, on July 11, 2022, Raequan Rucker, 23, along with a co-conspirator, approached two women late at night and stole their vehicles at gunpoint at nearly the same time. One victim had her 9-month-old baby in the backseat.

After Rucker entered one vehicle and his co-conspirator entered the other, they drove off and met at a location in Portsmouth where the co-conspirator dumped his vehicle.

The two men then traveled to Virginia Beach where they were subsequently located by Virginia Beach Police.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.