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Woman, 96, carjacked at Walmart in Merritt Island
Woman, 96, carjacked at Walmart in Merritt Island
A 96-year-old woman was carjacked at a Walmart in Merritt Island on Thursday afternoon.
The victim, who did not want to be identified, said she was starting her car when a man opened her passenger door and asked her to drive him to a mobile home park.
When they got to the mobile home park, the victim said the carjacker’s attitude changed.
Watch: Interview with the carjacking victim
“I told him I had to leave. I had to be some place at 12:30. He became excited, and he asked me to get out of the car,” the victim said.
“At the end, when he grabbed my hand so that I couldn’t get the ignition key, I said, ‘Oh, don’t hurt me,’ and he said, ‘Oh, I’m not going to hurt you. I won’t hurt you, but get out of the car.’ So I did.”
The victim said she was not hurt in the carjacking.
“I thought if I was just nice to him, he would eventually let me go on my way, but that didn’t happen,” she said.
The suspected carjacker, 20-year-old Trevon Johnson, was caught in Cocoa, and the car was recovered. He was charged with carjacking, grand theft and an active felony warrant for violation of community control for a previous grand theft.
Endeavour Elementary School was locked down during the search for the suspect.
The victim said if she ever goes to Walmart again she is going to lock the passenger door.
Published at http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/brevard-county/woman-96-carjacked-at-walmart-in-merritt-island/24962686
