Two youngsters who allegedly tried to steal a automotive at a gasoline station in Germantown, Maryland, on Saturday had been compelled to flee on foot as a result of they couldn’t drive a stick shift.
Surveillance footage reveals the kids, aged 16 and 17, yanking the driving force from car, then coming into the entrance seats. As they puzzle over the controls, the automotive stays immobile for about 20 seconds. Then they get out and run off.
“Unable to drive a handbook transmission, the juveniles exited the car and left the scene on foot,” Montgomery County police mentioned in an announcement.
Law enforcement officials noticed the suspects close by and caught them following a brief chase.
The youngsters had been charged as adults with one depend of carjacking and one depend of conspiracy carjacking. They had been jailed with out bond.