MEDFORD —An Eastern Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison Friday in U.S. District Court in Medford for carjacking three victims at gunpoint.

Gregory Escobedo, Jr., 31, of Ontario, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release.

The first 100 months of Escobedo’s federal sentence will run concurrent to a 180-to-360-month state prison sentence previously imposed in Canyon County, Idaho, and will be served in Idaho state prison, according to a Tuesday press release from the Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Escobedo will serve the remaining 80 months of his federal sentence in federal prison following the completion of his state prison sentence, the release said. Following his release from federal prison, Escobedo must also complete a three-year term of federal supervised release.

Court documents show that on March 3, 2021, at an apartment complex in Ontario, Escobedo ordered a victim to exit their vehicle at gunpoint and drove away in the stolen vehicle.

“The following day, Escobedo approached a vehicle parked on the side of the road and carjacked another victim while brandishing a firearm. The stolen vehicle was out of gas, which caused Escobedo to quickly return to the vehicle he arrived in and flee the area,” the release said.

Later the same day, on March 4, 2021, in Caldwell, Idaho, Escobedo stole an unattended truck at a gas station, court documents show. The owner pursued Escobedo, who eventually stopped the truck, and was confronted by the victim. Escobedo shot the unarmed victim in the chest and fled, according to the release.

The victim was taken to a hospital and survived. Shortly after the shooting, Escobedo was stopped by law enforcement and arrested, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

On May 20, 2021, a federal grand jury in Medford returned a five-count indictment charging Escobedo with carjacking, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

On July 7, 2024, Escobedo pleaded guilty to two counts of carjacking.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Judith Harper, assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.