Three teenage boys were arrested Thursday and face charges related to the carjacking of a Georgia State University student earlier in the week, according to police records.
One of the teenagers is accused of carjacking the 20-year-old student at gunpoint Tuesday night, according to an incident report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The other two face obstruction charges after police say they tried to escape arrest.
The boys stopped the student in her 2014 Audi Q5 SUV as she left the parking deck of a downtown apartment building, the report said. One boy stood in front of the car while the other two, who were carrying handguns, approached the front doors on either side, according to the report. When she got out, one of the teens held a gun to her head and shoved her away before getting in and driving off, the report said.
When police responded to the Aspen Heights apartment complex on Hank Aaron Drive, they met with the student and her boyfriend, who she had been visiting at the apartment complex. They also spoke with an acquaintance in the building who saw the three suspects before the incident.
The SUV was spotted two days later by plainclothes officers in an unmarked vehicle, according to an arrest report. They were able to follow the Audi to an apartment complex in northwest Atlanta, where additional officers responded and “conducted a takedown of the stolen vehicle,” the report said.
Three teens bailed out of the car and tried to run from the officers, but they were captured and taken into custody, the report said. In addition to the car, police recovered a laptop and textbooks.
All three suspects were initially charged with misdemeanor counts of obstruction. After interviews with the boys and their parents, one was charged with several additional counts related to the carjacking.
The 17-year-old now faces charges of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a felony. He was transferred to the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center, where he remains in custody, the report said.
The other two teens were released into the custody of their parents, Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. John Chafee told the AJC. He said there was not enough evidence to press charges against either boy related to the carjacking.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may still be filed, Chafee said.
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