BALTIMORE COUNTY — Baltimore County police have arrested Deandre Jackson after he allegedly forced a woman to drive to an ATM to withdraw money, then stole her car.
Jackson has been charged with kidnapping, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, carjacking and armed robbery.
On March 6, around 8:10 p.m., officers responded to Valley Village Wine and Spirit to meet with a victim who was reporting a kidnapping.
The victim told officers she left her house to pick up food across the street, and when she returned to her car she was met by the lone suspect.
According to charging documents, the suspect forced the victim back into her car at gunpoint. She initially got back in the driver's seat, but the suspect ordered her into the front passenger seat.
Once they were both inside the car, the suspect demanded cash from the victim. After a brief exchange, the victim was forced to drive to an ATM and withdraw $1,000.
The ATM prompted insufficient funds on that transaction so the amount was lowered to $500 instead.
The suspect let the victim out of her car after deciding to keep her Venmo card. She was let out of the car along Greenspring Valley Road.
Police learned the vehicle was a 2018 Acura TLX. Thanks to a feature called Acura Link, police were able to follow geographical updates concerning the vehicle's location.
Several detectives from the Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RATT) responded to the area of South Gay Street where the vehicle was initially parked before it started moving again.
RATT followed the vehicle until it parked on a Royal Farms lot located at 6201 Pulaski Highway. When they approached the vehicle, two suspects fled from inside.
The driver was quickly taken into custody and identified as Jackson. He was found to be in possession of $916.
$900 worth of withdrawn money was stolen from the victim.
