Overview

• A grand jury charged 18-year-old Sheliky Sanchez with carjacking resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death, and using a firearm during a violent crime, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
• The counts stem from an Aug. 7 incident involving Uber driver Joseph Andrus, 30, whom investigators allege was shot multiple times before his vehicle was taken.
• Prosecutors say the offenses are eligible for the federal death penalty, and Sanchez faces potential life imprisonment or death if convicted.
• Sanchez remains in custody awaiting a trial date, and officials emphasize an indictment is an allegation and he is presumed innocent.
• The FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated with assistance from Albuquerque police, and the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jack E. Burkhead and Samuel Hurtado; local authorities say separate claims of other killings and earlier state charges are under review.