United States v. Casellas-Toro

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Pablo Casellas-Toro appeals from a final judgment of conviction, assigning as error the district court’s denials of his motions to change venue and to suppress evidence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court reverses and remands.

I

On June 17, 2012, Casellas reported he was a victim of an armed carjacking. The next day, he spoke with an FBI agent. He claimed he was driving to the shooting range when he heard gunshots break his back window. He saw two people running from the car. A third person forced him to stop his car and ordered him to move to the…