WILKINSBURG, Pa. — Two teenagers are now charged as adults and behind bars without bail after police say they held a 63-year-old woman at gunpoint, stole her car and led police on a high-speed chase into Westmoreland County on Monday.
Court documents say Deven West, 15, and Jasaun English-McDonald, 17, approached the victim while she was sitting in her parked car on Wallace Avenue in Wilkinsburg. Court documents say the teens got into the car and took off, leading police on a chase before being caught in Westmoreland County.
“These are friendly people around here ... mostly women,” Terry said. “I don’t know who is going around carjacking.”
Court documents say roughly an hour and a half later at 7:10 p.m., Turtle Creek police spotted the stolen car and tried to pull it over, but the driver didn’t stop, leading police on a high-speed chase.
Twelve minutes later, Turtle Creek police were able to take West and English-McDonald into custody along Harrison City Road, between Trafford and Harrison City. Police say West, who’s not even old enough to drive, was behind the wheel during that chase. His co-conspirator, English-McDonald was the one holding the gun, according to court documents.
Police say as the chase was happening, the two teens were throwing evidence out the window including a black bag with drugs inside. A black face mask was also found in the car.
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