CLEVELAND — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)), published as received.

CLEVELAND – A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after threatening three victims at gunpoint during carjackings he carried out in Cleveland in July 2025.

Mickey Hodge, of Cleveland, was sentenced to 240 months (20 years) in prison and five years of supervised released by U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Gaughan after pleading guilty to:

  • Carjacking (3 counts)
  • Using or Carrying and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence (3 counts)

Judge Gaughan also ordered him to pay $25,1991.81 in restitution, jointly and severally with co-defendants Tayveonn Elliott, 22, of Cleveland, and Tye Campbell, 20, also of Cleveland. Elliott and Campbell are scheduled to be sentenced in October after pleading guilty to their roles in the carjackings, as well as firearms offenses.

U.S. v. Hodge et al.

According to court documents, on July 16, 2025, three victims were carjacked by a coordinated group of armed assailants, later identified as Hodge, Elliott, and Campbell. The day before the carjackings, a food delivery service employee had left his Honda Civic briefly to go and deliver food to a residence. But when he returned, his car was gone. The next morning at 4 a.m., the defendants threatened a valet at a downtown hotel and demanded the keys to vehicles she had parked. In fear of her life, she complied and the suspects took a Nissan Altima, while a third co-conspirator that was nearby, drove away in the Honda stolen from the delivery service driver. At about 7:30 a.m. the same morning, a woman sitting in her Toyota RAV4 was carjacked at gunpoint in a gym parking lot. Also fearing for her life, she gave the suspects the key fob and they drove off. Later, at about 6 p.m., a third victim was threatened at gunpoint, and he gave the suspects the keys to his Ford Explorer. About four hours later, law enforcement located the Honda and activated lights to initiate a traffic stop. However, the Honda sped away and crashed into two other vehicles at an intersection.  Several suspects, including Hodge and Elliott, got out of the car  and fled on foot but were apprehended. Campbell was arrested on a later date.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI Cleveland Division and the Cleveland Division of Police.

Assistant United States Attorney Scott Zarzycki led the prosecution for the Northern District of Ohio.