Teens Charged With Armed Carjacking After Police Chase Ends With Crash Into Tree

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Two teens have been charged in connection to an armed carjacking that happened Wednesday night.

The 14-year-old suspect is from District Heights and the 15-year-old suspect is from Suitland. They are currently in custody in Washington, D.C.

On Jan. 17 at approximately 11:05 p.m., officers responded to the 4800 block of Silver Hill Road in Suitland for the report of an armed carjacking. The victim told officers he had just been carjacked at gunpoint.

Oxon Hill Division IV patrol officers saw the carjacked vehicle approximately 45 minutes later near Branch Avenue and Curtis Drive in Temple Hills. A pursuit was authorized, which ended at Southern Avenue and Eastern Avenue in Southeast, Washington D.C., when the suspects crashed into a tree. The three occupants then ran from the car. The two juvenile suspects were taken into custody nearby. A loaded ghost gun (un-serialized) was recovered inside of the car. Detectives are working to locate and identify the third suspect.

The 15-year-old suspect had been arrested earlier in January 2022 for carjacking in a neighboring jurisdiction.

If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to call detectives at 301-516-3788. Callers wanting to remain anonymous can call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto a mobile device.) Refer to case 23-0003494.