A motorist who was carjacked at gunpoint by three males in Memphis last week got some rather surprising assistance from a good Samaritan on the road, after which all three suspects were captured.
What are the details?
Memphis police on Monday told TheBlaze the victim was carjacked around 6 p.m. Aug. 13 in the 5300 block of Knight Arnold Road. WREG-TV said the victim was sitting in his 2012 Dodge Charger when three individuals approached him.
One of the men, later identified as Zakee Brinkley, pointed a gun at the victim and demanded his vehicle, the station said, citing reports.
The victim got out of the car, and the suspects drove off, WREG said.
Then came a big surprise.
Police said the victim flagged down a stranger and got in the stranger’s car. Together, they then followed the victim’s Charger, and the victim called police and told them the direction in which they were headed, the station said.
While officers located the vehicle and tried to stop it, the driver refused to pull over, WREG said.
Soon the vehicle crashed in the 1700 block of Lochearn Road, and the three suspects fled, the station said.
Brinkley, the front passenger, was caught and taken into custody, WREG said, adding that police found a 9mm gun on him.
Police added to TheBlaze that the two other suspects were taken into custody around the same time Brinkley was caught, but they’re both 17 years of age — minors — so they aren’t being named, and there’s no information regarding whether they’re still in custody. Police told TheBlaze the two minor suspects were charged with carjacking.
As for Brinkley, WREG said he’s charged with carjacking, employing a firearm with intent to commit a felony, and evading arrest. Jail records indicate Brinkley posted a $50,000 bond Aug. 14. His next scheduled court date is Aug. 28.
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