Four teens arrested for allegedly kidnapping federal agent who was on vacation in Florida

[NaturalHigh]

Four teenagers have been busted in Florida for allegedly carjacking a vacationing federal agent and then driving around with him tied up in the back seat, police said.

The suspects, who range in age from 15 to 18, were "playing a dangerous game," said Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.

Two 18-year-olds were identified as Dante Askins and Gregory McDonald.

The four, who are still in high school, confronted the federal law enforcement officer in a hotel parking lot and forced him at gunpoint into the back seat of his car, Demings said at a press conference Friday.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-teens-charged-kidnapping-federal-agent-article-1.2327094

[lpbk2713]

1. The agent should have known ...

carjackings only occur in Florida.

[Tipperary]

2. Well, I have to laugh at these idiots who certainly picked the wrong person to carjack. I hope they

face serious charges and are taken off the street for a long time.

[NaturalHigh]

3. I doubt they get federal charges against them...

but there is some sort of federal statute that allows life in prison for carjacking under certain circumstances.

[magical thyme]

5. I think they may well get federal charges...

"They pistol-whipped the victim, who was vacationing from Texas, and drove around for one to two hours, authorities said.

The agent's wife contacted police through an OnStar car security system when she couldn't find him. An OnStar employee called the vehicle and heard a man screaming for help."

They held him up at gunpoint, assaulted him and were caught with him in the car.

[davidn3600]

8. If they are charged in Florida as adults, they are facing at least 10 years mandatory

Florida has a 10-20-life law.

If you use a gun while committing a felony, it's an automatic 10 years even if you don't pull the trigger.

Then you throw on other charges like kidnapping, grand theft auto, assault with a deadly weapon when pistol-whipped him, and I'm sure they can find a bunch of other charges....these boys will be doing some real serious time. And that's before the Feds get a hold of them....

[TexasProgresive]

4. First it was Florida Man, Then can Florida Woman Now we get

Florida Teenagers- What next- Florida toddlers?

[NaturalHigh]

6. Since you brought it up...

Florida man tries to carjack police car with steak knife: cops

A knife-wielding Florida man chose the wrong vehicle to carjack when he mistakenly targeted an undercover cop car, police said.

Dominique Albert was allegedly armed with a steak knife when he opened the passenger door of a car in St. Petersburg on Thursday night, The Smoking Gun reported.

The tables were turned on the 27-year-old however, when two plainclothes detectives sitting inside yelled out "police."

One of the cops drew his gun, which reportedly prompted Albert to drop his knife and try to flee.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/florida-man-carjack-police-car-steak-knife-article-1.2313768

[Shandris]

9. Nope. Worse. It's those evil...ferret rescuers!

http://www.floridaferrets.webs.com/

Adopt a ferret today, be having less stress by next week! (Sorry, couldn't resist, love ferrets. In no way affiliated with, or even heard of, the linked site; its from a Bing search.)

[Vinca]

7. Not your brightest criminals.