Adam Lording fronts court over carjackings at gunpoint

A gun-toting carjacker threatened to shoot a good Samaritan who pulled over to help after a two-car collision before forcing him out of his car and driving away.

Craigieburn man Adam Lording has been jailed for nearly eight years for two carjackings after he threatened to shoot two drivers with a handgun before driving away in their cars.

A carjacker who threatened to shoot a good Samaritan who pulled over to help victims of a two-car collision before stealing his car has been jailed for nearly eight years.

Adam Lording committed two aggravated carjackings within three days in June 2023 while being a disqualified P2 probationary licence holder at the time.

He was jailed for seven years and nine months when he appeared for sentencing in the County Court on Monday after earlier pleading guilty to aggravating carjacking, theft and driving while disqualified.

Judge Peter Rozen said Martine Vincent was driving north on the Hume Freeway in Beveridge on June 19, 2023 when Lording overtook her in a stolen Audi with false registration plates.

The Audi collided with Ms Vincent’s Kia Sportage on the Beveridge off-ramp. Both drivers pulled over to the emergency lane partially blocking traffic and Ms Vincent’s passenger exited the vehicle and asked Lording not to do a runner.

When Mr Williams pulled over to see if he could offer assistance, Lording collected his items, went over to Mr William’s car and sat next to the driver’s seat.Lording then pointed a handgun at Mr Williams and said “Get the f--k out of the car, get the f--k out of the car right now c--t” before cocking the firearm.

He repeated his demands, saying “Get out or I will shoot you” then leaned over him and opened the driver’s door.

Adam Lording carried out two aggravated carjackings in Melbourne within three days.

Lording drove away and the car was found abandoned on Donovans Lane in Beveridge about an hour later with significant damage to its front.

The second carjacking took place in the Epping Plaza carpark three days later.

Lording held a handgun to the chest of Robert Hansford when the latter was seated in his vehicle.

Mr Hansford complied with his demands and walked to the Northern Hospital from where he called triple-0.

Lording abandoned the vehicle a short time later along a bike track on Viewbank Court and went to the Mantra Hotel in Epping.

Judge Rozen said the offending was very serious as Lording used a firearm on both occasions and that it was concerning the weapons have not been recovered.

Following the first carjacking, he said Lording had ample opportunity to reflect upon his actions but went on to commit a similar offence just three days later.

In his victim impact statement, Mr Hansford said after getting into his car after the carjacking, he immediately locked the doors and became hypervigilant after arriving at shopping centres.

Lording will be eligible for parole after serving four years.