Suspected Arrested in Chantilly-area Carjacking

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News Release: 10/214/0181/LHC/(8)
August 2, 2010

Suspect Arrested in Chantilly-area Carjacking

Fair Oaks Police District – Police arrested a Springfield area man after he allegedly stole a van with three 5-year-old children in the back seat in a busy grocery store parking lot, Sunday, August 1 around 6:30 p.m.

A 49-year-old Chantilly woman was sitting in her 2011 Nissan Maxima at the Shoppers Food Warehouse parking lot at 13920 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, waiting for a relative to finish grocery shopping. A man approached her vehicle, yelled at her, then allegedly struck her and jumped into the driver’s seat. He drove off with three children still in the back seat. The suspect pulled over prior to exiting the parking lot, ordered the children to get out and they did. They were not injured.

Patrol officers observed the suspect travelling westbound on Routes 28 and 50 at a high rate of speed and followed the vehicle onto the Loudoun County Parkway. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle, jumped a curb and came to rest in the grass. The suspect then jumped on top of the car and scaled a fence where he was met by officers who thwarted his escape attempt and took him into custody. Police charged Charles William Lawrence, 28 of 7505 Tralee Woods Court with carjacking, three counts of abduction, and speeding to elude.

Lawrence was transported to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital where he was treated for non life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.