4 Teenagers Charged In Bethesda Armed Carjacking

BETHESDA, MD — Four teenagers were arrested on charges of armed carjacking at the St. Elmo Parking Garage in Bethesda, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.

Two males, ages 18 and 17, and two females, ages, 16 and 15, were charged in the case. The two males and the 16-year-old female are being charged as adults.

Shortly before 11 p.m. last Friday, police officers responded to the St. Elmo Parking Garage for the report of an armed carjacking that had just occurred.

The police determined that the victims were walking to their red 2022 Hyundai Elantra, when they noticed the four suspects in the area. One of the suspects approached the victim and demanded the keys. The same suspect then produced a black handgun, pointed it at the victim’s chest and again demanded the keys.

The victim handed the suspect the keys, and all four suspects fled the scene in the Hyundai on Cordell Ave. toward Wisconsin Ave., police said.

The owner of the Hyundai had a tracking device on the vehicle and provided detectives with a location of the vehicle.

Last Saturday, Montgomery County Police officers located the stolen vehicle and apprehended three of the four suspects in the vehicle. The suspects in the vehicle were identified as 18-year-old Herbert Randall, a 15-year-old female and 16-year-old Katelyn McKiernan, police said.

All three were transported to Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters, where they were interviewed and admitted to committing the carjacking, according to police.

With a search warrant, police arrested the fourth suspect, identified as 17-year-old Caleb Fraker. Fraker is being charged as an adult.

Randall and McKiernan were taken to the Central Processing Unit at the Montgomery County Detention Center and charged as adults. The 15-year-old female is being charged as a juvenile and was released to the custody of her parent.

All suspects are being charged with armed carjacking and handgun-related charges, police said.