Police in Montgomery, Alabama, arrested an 8-year-old boy Tuesday morning accused of stealing a automotive at gunpoint and making an attempt to flee from police within the car.
Officers responding to a report of a theft shortly after 11 a.m. discovered that there had been an armed carjacking. Calls additionally got here in a few juvenile driver going the flawed manner down streets and placing different automobiles.
When police discovered the automotive and tried to drag it over, the driving force refused to conform. Police allege he led them on a chase that ended with the automotive crashing into one other car.
No one was injured in both the alleged armed theft or the alleged police chase. A gun was recovered on the scene of the ultimate collision.
Witness “Snake” Knapp claims the boy stopped and picked up two adults to take them to a close-by enterprise. Mr. Knapp known as the police concerning the boy’s driving as soon as he realized he was a child.
“Whenever I realized it was a little boy I knew I had to follow them and make sure no one got hit and that he got caught because I don’t want him driving all over Montgomery, causing more accidents or hurting himself or hurting other people,” Mr. Knapp instructed WSFA-TV.
The 8-year-old is in custody and has been charged with first-degree theft, making an attempt to elude and unlawful possession of a gun.
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