Teenager hospitalized after allegedly trying to carjack a DC grandmother: 'Baby, you better shoot me, because you’re not taking my car'



A teenager was hospitalized after trying to carjack a grandmother protected by her Washington, D.C., neighborhood.

The woman declined to go on camera, but she's known as "Grandma" by her neighbors who came to her rescue when a 15-year-old boy allegedly tried to carjack her with a gun.

“Next thing I know, he walked up talking about, 'give me your keys, I got a gun,'" she recalled to WJLA-TV. "I said, 'baby, you better shoot me, because you’re not taking my car. You're not taking this today, and I mean that!'"

The woman was on her way to receive chemotherapy when the incident unfolded in the 22nd Street Southeast neighborhood last Friday.

She said he got physical with her, but she fought back.

He pushed me to the door and I got up and I grabbed him and was hitting his ass, and hitting him and fighting him and I said, 'you not going to take my car, youngin,'" she added.

She said she called for help and neighbors came out to help her.

"They all came out to help me," she said.

The woman said the alleged carjacker ran across the street, but several neighbors chased after him.

"They caught him and I said, 'Oh, you going to jail today. You definitely going to jail, yes you are," she said.

WJLA reported that she showed them the scar she received from the boy grabbing her keys. A police report said the teenager left the scene in an ambulance.

Although the teenager reportedly claimed to have a gun, the grandmother said she didn't think he had a gun. Fox News reported that police recovered a fake gun at the scene.

She said he was lucky that he survived after neighbors got a hold of him.

"And they said it’s a wonder he wasn’t dead," she said. "On 22nd Street? He must didn’t know where he was."

Here's part of the interview with "Grandma":

\u201c\u201cNext thing I know, he walked up talking about, 'give me your keys, I got a gun.' I said, 'baby, you better shoot me, because you\u2019re not taking my car."\n\nSTORY: https://t.co/yxnrvHv5px\u201d
— 7News DC (@7News DC) 1677193200

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Man attempts prison escape dressed as a sheep, uses fleece coat to mimic animal

Man attempts prison escape dressed as a sheep, uses fleece coat to mimic animal



A man serving 15 years in prison for homicide in Bolivia attempted a prison escape dressed as a sheep, officials say, according to the New York Post.

José Luis Callisaya Diaz, who is serving time in what is described as an urban prison called Chonchocoro, in La Paz, Bolivia, was found dressed as a sheep during an attempt to escape the maximum security prison.

Prison guards noticed the man, nicknamed “El Araña,” was not in his cell in early February 2023. Diaz was caught using a fleece coat combined with what appears to be a secondary blanket to traverse through the cold, wet grass before heading toward one of the prison's external walls.

Image courtesy nypost.com via Jam Press


“We inform the Bolivian population that prison security police officers from the San Pedro de Chonchocoro Penitentiary Center prevented the escape of prisoner José Luis Callisaya Diaz (alias El Araña), who took advantage of the inclement weather to try to flee through one of the walls of the external perimeter of the prison,” said Juan Carlos Limpias, director of the Penitentiary Regime.

Crawling on all fours, Diaz reportedly told prison officials that he thought the cold weather would assist in his escape; he is pictured visibly wet in the hair and face, dressed in all-black attire and wearing sneakers.

The Associated Press was granted access to the Chonchocoro Penitentiary Center in 1998, calling it "Bolivia's highest security prison."

"Some of Bolivia's most feared criminals are held here under lock and key. They include key terrorists, fallen politicians, and leading drug traffickers," the video states.

Image courtesy nypost.com via Jam Press

At the time, it was noted that the high security numbers at the prison are a strong deterrent to escapees, saying that "given Chonchocoro's top security status, and a ratio of two prison guards to every inmate, none have so far escaped."

The prison had a capacity of 300 and is said to provide training for several employable skills.

According to the NY Post, authorities have ordered legal and disciplinary actions to be made against El Araña since his attempt to escape.

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\u201cA Bolivian prisoner has tried to pull wool over guards' eyes in a bold attempt to escape custody disguised as a sheep. 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | https://t.co/8ftPfGgvkq #7NEWS\u201d
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NEWS Adelaide) 1676445360


Three vehicles, two counties, one blistering-hot pursuit: Chase caught on camera ends as deputies open fire on berserker



A suspect led police on a dangerous high-speed chase through two Southern California counties on Wednesday night, stealing multiple cars, ramming deputies, breaking into a house, and putting countless lives at risk. The suspect, who has been identified as 32-year-old Johnny Anchondo, made abundantly clear with his crime spree that he'd rather risk death than jail time. Over an hour later, deputies appeared ready to oblige him.

Act I

It all began at 4:45 p.m. in the northern Orange County city of Fullerton when police observed the Hispanic driver of a black Honda Civic committing traffic violations near Auto Center Drive and I-5. The L.A. Times reported that the driver sped off, inaugurating a police chase that would last for well over an hour.

CBS News reported that the suspect had stopped near Buena Park to try to steal a truck. Having proven unable, he got back into the Civic.

According to Capt. Jon Radus, spokesman for the Fullerton Police Department, the driver of the Civic led police into Anaheim, getting on and off state route 91 in a successful attempt to lose the squad cars on his tail.

Although officers briefly lost sight of the Honda, KTTV reported that they quickly managed to track the suspect down to an apartment complex parking lot in northern Anaheim.

Act II

The suspect traded in the Civic and stole a white van belonging to Josh Reynolds.

The trade-in appeared short-lived, as police quickly cornered the suspect in the parking lot and readied their weapons.

Despite the commands issued by police, the driver of the stolen van refused to surrender. Instead, he rammed the single police cruiser that had hemmed him in, performed a four-point turn, and pulled out of the parking lot.

Reynolds said, "My refrigerated van was so heavy that he was able to push the police car out of his way by backing up and ramming it and squeezed out."

Just as the suspect got out of the parking lot, additional police units began to arrive. The driver nearly smashed into one cruiser head-on, threading by and speeding down a residential street.

\u201cWild car chase in Los Angeles County today...\n\nhttps://t.co/LInMuZvOyY\u201d
— Citizen Free Press (@Citizen Free Press) 1668047251

The suspect made his way to the city of Whittier in Los Angeles County.

Near Marquardt Ave and Imperial Highway, one of the stolen van's tires gave out. The van began to spew sparks as it rolled along on an exposed rim.

The suspect continued driving recklessly, trailing sparks right through a gas station.

On the other side of the station, another police unit managed to trap the suspect, pinning the wrecked van at Carmenita Rd. and Placid Drive. The suspect floored the gas, but rather than momentum, all he got was smoke and more sparks.

Once again police officers drew down on the suspect, and once again he evaded them, this time ditching the smoldering van and fleeing on foot.

Here is more footage of the van portion of the chase:

Police Chase: Suspect not giving up after tense pursuit in OC youtu.be

Act III

In a desperate attempt to evade the police now encircling the area, the suspect broke into a nearby house.

One of the residents, Andres Benitez, told KTTV that when the suspect stole into his house, Benitez confronted the man with a knife.

Benitez, who was disappointed the family's pit bull didn't make mincemeat of the intruder, escorted the suspect out of the home.

Benitez told reporters, "I told him I'm going to have to stab you right now, bro. ... But my mom just kept screaming and screaming. He saw that my mom was holding me back and he just got out of the house."

The suspect did, however, manage to steal the key to Benitez's pickup truck — a new acquisition he and his brother had made for their landscaping company.

The family can be seen on video frantically trying to stop the suspect as he steals Benitez's truck, nearly running over dogs on his way out of the driveway:

\u201cWATCH LIVE: A person is leading police on a wild car chase through Los Angeles County \ud83d\udc40\n\nhttps://t.co/X0kfExK3GD\u201d
— 7News DC (@7News DC) 1668044049

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department took over the chase, which saw the suspect driving the wrong way, over medians, onto curbs, and threatening countless lives as he blasted through crowded intersections.

After several close calls on South Hacienda Boulevard, where the suspect reached speeds over 70 mph, the truck's front left wheel gave out. Losing control of the car and the situation, the suspect crashed into a Jeep, resulting in heavy damage.

Notwithstanding the damage, the suspect continued to press his luck.

Approaching traffic stopped at a red light, the suspect punched through four vehicles, hammering one into the intersection. A police cruiser barreled into the pickup in an apparent effort to prevent the suspect from endangering more lives. Several other police units closed in.

The front tires on Benitez's stolen truck were all rim, yet the rear drive still proved capable of scraping it along and into another gas station. LASD deputies immediately stormed the gas station, guns drawn.

After nearly toppling a gas pump, the suspect reversed into a deputy's vehicle. At that point, deputies — who believed the suspect was armed — weren't taking any more chances, electing instead to light Anchondo up.

Deputies riddled the stolen truck with bullets, but reportedly missed the suspect.

They approached the truck with ballistic shields and took Anchondo into custody.

\u201cLos Angeles police chase ending was nuts\u201d
— Ted Buddwell \ud83c\udfc0\ud83c\udfc8 (@Ted Buddwell \ud83c\udfc0\ud83c\udfc8) 1668047592

CBS News reported that one bystander was injured during the standoff and detained for refusing to get out of the line of fire.

Adrian Cruz had been sitting at the Hacienda Heights stoplight when the suspect drove into his sedan. A police cruiser rammed the white pickup, which in turn re-hammered Cruz's sedan.

Cruz said police began shooting at the suspect. "It just sounded crazy, like a war zone."

In total, three people were taken to the hospital with injuries caused by the suspect's reckless driving.

According to police records, Johnny Anchondo was previously charged with multiple felonies. He was arrested in November 2020, December 2020, January 2021, and February 2021, just in Los Angeles County.