CHICAGO — A man accused of carjacking two men and then jumping on social media to stream a brag video about getting the “keys to this b**ch” has been handed a nine-year sentence. Elijah Manning, 20, received another nine years for a suburban robbery, too. The sentences will be served concurrently.
Manning, of Brookfield, and an accomplice pulled a gun on two men, ages 19 and 20, in the 7000 block of South Hermitage shortly after midnight on November 13, 2023, prosecutors said. After getting the victims’ wallets and keys, Manning allegedly drove away with the 20-year-old’s Infiniti G37.
Almost immediately, he allegedly streamed that braggadocious video as he drove the hijacked car, footage prosecutors would later use against him. Surveillance video also showed him using one of the victims’ credit cards at a suburban store, prosecutors said.
A judge called Manning “brazenly proud” of what he had done.
Manning worked out a deal with prosecutors: he pleaded guilty to armed robbery and they dropped much more serious charges, including carjacking. Judge Neera Walsh gave him the nine-year term.
He also pleaded guilty to armed robbery in the suburban crime, which was not a carjacking, according to court records. Judge Terry Gallagher handled that case.
During a court hearing one year ago, a judge cited Manning’s juvenile history as an aggravating factor in the hijacking case. In 2019, Manning was arrested for illegal firearm possession. While the case was pending, he picked up a fresh robbery charge, the judge said.
Manning’s sentence will be cut in half for good behavior. He’s expected to be paroled on February 23, 2029.
