57-year-old driver was forced from his truck at blade-point before a suspect was caught hours later
BALTIMORE, MD – A 57-year-old man sitting inside his pickup truck was confronted by two people displaying a machete and ordered out early Sunday morning, setting off an armed carjacking investigation that ended hours later with the stolen truck recovered, a machete seized and a 31-year-old man under arrest.
Baltimore Police said the carjacking occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. Sunday in the 3900 block of Elderon Avenue.
Machete displayed during carjacking
The victim told officers that two unidentified suspects approached while he was seated inside his pickup truck.
Police said the pair displayed a machete and ordered the 57-year-old to get out.
After he complied, both suspects allegedly climbed into the pickup and fled with it.
Officers circulated descriptions of the stolen vehicle and suspects as the search began.
Stolen pickup surfaces hours later
At approximately 2:08 p.m. — less than nine hours after the carjacking — Western District officers and Citywide Robbery detectives located the pickup in the 2400 block of Woodbrook Avenue.
Police arrested a 31-year-old man and recovered a machete from inside the vehicle.
The department did not identify the man in its announcement.
He was transported to the Central Booking Intake Facility and charged with armed carjacking.
Second suspect not reported arrested
Police said two suspects were involved in the original carjacking, but the announcement reported only one arrest.
No additional information about the second suspect was provided.
The charges against the arrested man are accusations. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Key Points
- A 57-year-old man was allegedly forced from his pickup truck by two suspects displaying a machete on Elderon Avenue early Sunday.
- Baltimore Police recovered the stolen pickup on Woodbrook Avenue less than nine hours later and seized a machete from the vehicle.
- A 31-year-old man was arrested and charged with armed carjacking; police did not report an arrest of the second suspect.
