Carjacker ID'd via feature on stolen phone gets prison

NEWARK, N.J. -- A man identified by a feature on a smartphone he stole during a carjacking was sentenced Monday to more than 11 years in prison.

Federal prosecutors say Lee Carraballo, 28, of Newark will also have to serve five years of supervised release once he's freed from prison. He was convicted in November on charges of theft of a motor vehicle by force, violence and intimidation and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

Prosecutors say Caraballo carjacked a Rutgers University student at gunpoint in the driveway of the student's home in November 2012, stealing his wallet and cellphone before fleeing in the victim's car.

Caraballo was captured later that day, following a traffic stop while he was driving his own car. In that vehicle, authorities found the victim's cellphone, car keys and clothing.

While Caraballo was in custody, the carjacking victim found his phone remotely using the "find my iPhone" feature and called the police station. He later identified Caraballo as his assailant.