Man Steals Car Keys At Knifepoint After Test Driving Car: PD

BOHEMIA, NY — A 20-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after he threatened a man with a knife and stole his car keys while test driving a car listed on Facebook Marketplace, police said.

Jalen Boynton, of New York City, was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery on Tuesday at 7:48 p.m., police said.

Boynton met the man at his Cori Lane home in Bohemia at 6:30 p.m. to test drive a 2020 Dodge Challenger T/A that had been listed for sale, police said. The man drove Boynton in the vehicle for about a half-mile before returning to Cori Lane, where Boynton asked to see the car’s keys and snatched them from the man's hands, starting the vehicle, police said.

The man was able to turn off the car before Boynton threatened him with a knife and fled on foot with the keys at 7:15 p.m., police said.

Suffolk County Police canine and aviation officers responded and conducted a search. Sgt. James Curley and his dog Hawk located Boynton by a marsh near Sunrise Highway and Pond Road, where he was arrested, police said.

Boynton was held overnight at the Fifth Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.