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Assistant police chief details off-duty officer carjacking in Oxon Hill
Prince George's County Assistant Police Chief Vernon Hale III shares details on the investigation into a carjacking involving an off-duty PGPD officer.
WASHINGTON - A 19-year-old man was charged with the recent carjacking of an off-duty Prince George's Police Department officer in Oxon Hill earlier this week.
Officials say 19-year-old Anthony Stewart of Washington, D.C. is one of two suspects who carjacked an off-duty officer and his family on Oxon Hill Road on December 28.
Anthony Stewart, 19, of Washington, D.C.
Stewart and a second suspect approached the family's vehicle around 5:05 p.m., and forced the off-duty officer and his family out, according to police. The off-duty officer fired his gun during the carjacking, officials say.
No one was injured in the incident.
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Stewart is charged with carjacking, robbery, theft, and additional charges. Detectives are working to identify the second suspect i the carjacking.
PGPD detectives worked with D.C. police to take Stewart into custody on Friday. He will be extradited from the District to Prince George's County.