Second Arrest Made In Windsor Locks Carjacking Attempt

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — A second Hartford resident has been arrested in connection with an attempted carjacking and robbery of a 67-year-old man at a Windsor Locks gas station in December, according to police.

Marcus Gordon, 24, was taken into custody at his home Thursday and charged on a warrant with conspiracy and criminal attempt to commit carjacking, first-degree robbery and third-degree larceny. He was also charged with third-degree assault on an elderly person and criminal possession of a firearm, Lt. Paul Cherniack said.

Gordon is being held on a court-set bond of $200,000, Cherniack said.

On Dec. 10 around 2:08 a.m., police responded to the Pride gas station on Route 75 after a man reported he had been approached by a black man brandishing a firearm, demanding his car. The victim was shoved to the ground, but the bandit was unsuccessful in putting the man's car into gear and fled on foot to an awaiting vehicle, Cherniack said.

Earlier Thursday, police charged the second vehicle driver, Elian Estremera, 21, of Hartford, with conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, first-degree robbery and carjacking. He is being held on a court-set bond of $150,000.