Saikeen Dixon, 33, of Philadelphia, has been sentenced to 147 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in the armed carjacking of a FedEx truck. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer.
Dixon and Ronald Byrd, 37, also from Philadelphia, were charged by superseding indictment in September 2023. Both men were convicted at trial in June of carjacking and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the incident began on August 9, 2022. A package was shipped from California to an address at Temple Hospital in Philadelphia. On August 10, FedEx driver J.H. received repeated requests from former employee P.A. for the package addressed to “Universal Medical Inc.” Despite offers of $5,000 for the package, J.H. refused and notified his supervisors.
Supervisors R.J. and D.J. arrived at Temple Hospital and moved the requested package onto their van while instructing J.H. to continue deliveries at Shriners Children’s Hospital nearby. A black Jeep Cherokee followed J.H.’s FedEx truck as he left Temple Hospital.
At a red light near the FedEx distribution center on Grays Ferry Avenue, Dixon drove the Jeep ahead of the truck while Byrd exited with a semi-automatic pistol pointed at J.H., who fled into traffic for safety. Byrd then drove off with the FedEx truck but abandoned it after being unable to access its cargo area.
A narcotics K9 later alerted investigators to the suspicious package sought by P.A., leading to a search warrant being obtained. Inside were nine packages labeled “DSQUARED2,” each weighing about one kilogram and testing positive for cocaine; lab analysis confirmed approximately nine kilograms with an estimated street value of $500,000.
Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Philadelphia said: “The brazen acts in this case posed a direct threat to the safety, security, and quality of life to Philadelphia residents,” adding that “the coordinated efforts and diligence of the Violent Crimes Task Force and our partners at the Philadelphia Police Department, the United States Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office made today’s result possible. We remain steadfast in our collective mission of combating violent crime and keeping our communities safe.”
The investigation involved cooperation between federal agents from FBI Philadelphia Violent Crimes Task Force, local police officers from Philadelphia Police Department as well as assistance from Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation.
Special Assistant United States Attorney Alexander Bowerman is prosecuting this case.
Byrd was also found guilty at trial on charges related to attempted possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; he agreed post-trial to plead guilty on an additional firearms charge and is scheduled for sentencing on January 6.
