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2 jailed in violent Vista carjacking

VISTA (CNS) - Two suspected gang members were behind bars today for allegedly threatening a motorist with a gun on a northern San Diego County street, yanking him out of his car and stealing it.

The violent carjacking in the 900 block of Postal Way in Vista took place shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to sheriff's officials.

While fleeing the scene of the crime, the thieves got into a crash with another vehicle, authorities said. A short time later, a sheriff's

detective who happened to be in the area spotted the damaged stolen vehicle and radioed its location.

Following a brief road chase with deputies, the driver of the stolen car crashed into a curb, after which he jumped out and bolted along with his accomplice. Patrol personnel caught up with the pair nearby a short time later and took them into custody.

The suspects, Ricardo Arnulfo Hernandez, 30, and 26-year-old Joseph Maldonado Laxton, were booked into county jail in Vista on suspicion of various charges, including carjacking, hit-and-run, making criminal threats and participating in a criminal street gang.

 

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