Two more sentenced in carjacking case

An El Salvadoran man and a Kersey, Colo., woman convicted of a variety of following offenses were sentenced to prison time for their role in the carjacking and kidnapping of an FBI agent.
Deyvin Morales, 29, of Guatemala, was sentenced April 26 to 47 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Karla Lopez-Gutierrez, 29, was sentenced to 26-1⁄2 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
The sentencing was conducted by United States District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
This is the same case from which Juan Francisco Alvarez-Sorto, 25, of El Salvador, was earlier sentenced to 35 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
The three were convicted of charges ranging from kidnapping, carjacking, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence,  unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; and unlawful reentry after deportation.
As reported in the April 24 issue of the Chronicle, the three carjacked and kidnapped the FBI employee at gunpoint, but he escaped when the group stopped at a Hermosa gas station.
The three defendants then fled from the gas station and drove to Rapid City where they abandoned the FBI vehicle and switched to another vehicle. Alvarez and Morales were able to make it back to Greeley, Colo., where they were ultimately arrested for their roles in the kidnapping and carjacking. During a search of the residence where Alvarez and Morales were arrested, law enforcement located firearms, including the rifle used during the kidnapping and carjacking, and controlled substances. Lopez was arrested soon afterward.