14-Year-Old Charged In Connection With Armed Carjacking In Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — A 14-year-old Gaithersburg teen has been arrested and charged with an armed carjacking that happened April 8 shortly before 8 p.m. in the 19500 block of Crystal Rock Drive.

Detectives have determined that after getting out of his family’s vehicle, the victim was approached by a group of masked teenage suspects between the ages of 15 and 18 years old. One of the suspects who approached the victim removed a handgun from his waistband and demanded the keys to the car.

The victim initially refused the suspect’s demands and then they began to attack him, hitting him in the head and body. An unknown female suspect took the keys from the victim’s hand and gave them to the male suspect with the gun. The suspects then left the scene in the victim’s car. After leaving the scene, the suspects hit another vehicle with the stolen car, according to police.

During the course of the investigation, probable cause was developed to identify the 14-year-old from Gaithersburg as one of the suspects involved in the armed carjacking.

On April 26, detectives applied for and obtained a search and seizure warrant for the residence of the juvenile. On April 27, the search warrant was executed at his residence in Gaithersburg. Items of evidentiary value were recovered at the residence connecting him to the April 8 carjacking, as well as an armed robbery that occurred on March 25.

Anyone with information regarding these suspects or this crime is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or 240-773-TIPS or contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the other suspect. Callers can remain anonymous.