Statie hits brakes on carjacking try

Statie hits brakes on carjacking try

By James Hinton  |   Monday, March 28, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

A state trooper’s timely intervention saved a livery driver and led to two arrests after he foiled a violent carjacking in Roxbury early yesterday morning.

The 57-year-old driver picked up the two suspects outside a bar in Brighton and was taking them to South Boston when one man jumped in the front seat and began choking him, cops said. The second suspect then climbed into the front seat and joined in the assault, the driver told police.

The driver was able to fight off his attackers, put the car in park, grab the keys and bail out.

Trooper Timothy Burns noticed the commotion at the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Washington Street. He ordered the two passengers to the ground and placed them under arrest.

Alexander Decosta, 20, of South Boston and Christopher Stutzman, 23, of Dorchester were charged with carjacking, assault and battery and disorderly conduct. Both are due in Roxbury District Court today.

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