‘Give Me the Keys’: Crash Brings Carjacking Suspect to a Stop in DC

A person on a cross-country highway journey had his automobile stolen at gunpoint in broad daylight in D.C., and a crash introduced the suspected thief to a cease earlier than he was arrested by authorities. 

D.C. police stated this all began on twelfth and C streets in Southeast. 

The sufferer, Brendan Nagle, had simply arrived to his Airbnb whereas visiting the east coast from his native Los Angeles. As he was unloading his automobile, he was approached by a person in a ski masks.

“You may scent time, like every part is simply form of occurring in sluggish movement,” Nagle stated. “I went to get my pet’s crate out of the automobile and he simply got here up with a gun and stated, ‘Give me the keys.’”

Nagle stated he complied, and later, a useful bystander gave him a journey and adopted the carjacker. 

The thief was then struck by one other automobile, about 3 miles away at Jay Road NE and Kenilworth Terrace NE, and got here to a cease.

“Fortunately it was a well-traveled neighborhood and like 4 individuals known as 911 all of sudden,” Nagle stated. 

Police arrived a short while later and arrested the suspect, whose identify has not been revealed. Authorities stated they recovered a gun.

“Simply loopy. It is a very emotional time,” Nagle stated. “All issues thought-about – he did not like pistol whip me or something. It was simply type of like, ‘Give me your keys,’ and the wisest factor to do might be simply give your keys.” 

Carjackings are on the rise in D.C. In accordance with police knowledge, there have been 183 carjackings involving firearms thus far this 12 months, in comparison with 112 this time final 12 months in 2021.