Philadelphia man sentenced to 22 years for armed carjacking of FedEx truck

A Philadelphia man has been sentenced for his role in the armed carjacking of a FedEx truck back in 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Ronald Byrd, 37, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Tuesday, January 6, 2026, to 22 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release by United States District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer for his role in the armed carjacking of a FedEx truck in August of 2022 and related offenses.

Byrd and co-defendant Saikeen Dixon, 33, also of Philadelphia, were charged in a superseding indictment in September 2023, officials said.

In June of this year, both were convicted at trial of carjacking and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. In addition, Byrd was convicted of attempted possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. After the trial, Byrd also agreed to plead guilty to an additional firearms charge. Dixon was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison.

According to a detailed court filing, on August 9, 2022, a package was sent from “Karen Boothe” of “Caliber Consulting LLC” in Buena Park, California, to “Universal Medical Inc” at 3401 North Broad Street, Suite 101, in Philadelphia, which is the address for Temple Hospital.

Court documents said that the next morning, August 10, 2022, a FedEx Express driver, identified as J.H., was delivering packages to Temple Hospital. J.H. also began receiving phone calls and text messages from a former FedEx Express employee, identified as P.A., asking for a package addressed to “Universal Medical Inc” at Temple Hospital.

After FedEx driver J.H. arrived at Temple Hospital, P.A. met him there and again asked for the package addressed to “Universal Medical Inc.” J.H. told P.A. that he could not give him the package.

Court documents reveal that P.A. even offered $5,000 in exchange. That’s when J.H. called his supervisors, identified as R.J. and D.J.

When the supervisors arrived at the Temple Hospital loading dock, they took the package P.A. was requesting and told J.H. to do his next round of deliveries at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, which is right next to Temple Hospital.

Court documents shared that one of the supervisors, D.J., saw a black Jeep Cherokee come out of the Temple Hospital loading dock and follow the FedEx truck. P.A. then approached D.J. and asked her if he could have the package that he had asked J.H. for; she told him that he could not.

After finishing his deliveries at Shriners, J.H. drove his FedEx truck south on Broad Street towards the FedEx distribution center at 3600 Grays Ferry Avenue, with D.J. and R.J. following behind in their FedEx van, court documents reveal. The black Jeep Cherokee that D.J. had seen continued following J.H.’s FedEx delivery truck.

At a red light about a block from the FedEx facility, court documents said the black Jeep, driven by Dixon, pulled in front of the FedEx truck. Byrd got out of the passenger side of the Jeep, pointed a black semi-automatic pistol at J.H., and approached the driver’s side of the FedEx truck.

J.H. jumped out of the passenger side door and ran into oncoming traffic, heading toward the FedEx facility.

According to court documents, Byrd climbed into the FedEx truck and drove westbound across the Grays Ferry Bridge before pulling over at 47th and Linmore in Southwest Philadelphia, with Dixon following him in the Jeep.

Byrd attempted to open the back of the FedEx truck but was unable to, so he abandoned the FedEx vehicle and returned to the Jeep, which then fled the scene.

After the carjacking, court documents shared that a trained narcotics K9 alerted to the package that P.A. had been asking for and investigators obtained a search warrant. Inside were nine individual packages wrapped in plastic and labeled “DSQUARED2,” each of which weighed approximately one kilogram and field-tested positive for cocaine.

Lab testing later confirmed that the packages contained a total of approximately 9.005 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $500,000, according to court documents.

“This defendant’s conduct placed Philadelphia residents at risk,” said Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Philadelphia. “Today’s result was made possible by the tireless efforts of the FBI 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. Together, we remain resolute in disrupting violent criminal activity, preventing further harm, and delivering justice for the victims and communities affected by violence.”