WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors say a man who pleaded guilty to carjacking Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker’s adult daughter has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
Twenty-five-year-old Steven Alston of Washington pleaded guilty in April to carjacking and assault with significant bodily injury in the Dec. 2 carjacking of Julia Corker. He was sentenced Tuesday.
According to his plea, Alston and Dewalden Connor approached Julia Corker while she was sitting in her parked SUV in Washington, D.C. Court papers say Connor distracted the 22-year-old woman, then Alston opened the door and ordered her from the vehicle. When she did not respond, Alston grabbed the woman by her throat, threw her to the ground and the two drove off in the SUV.
Connor pleaded guilty in March to robbery and will be sentenced Thursday.