The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 15-year-old boy Thursday on suspicion of trying to carjack a sheriff’s deputy after a group of people attacked his patrol car during an illegal street takeover.
The teen, who has not been named because he is a minor, was arrested at his home in Highlands and booked into the San Bernardino County Juvenile Jail on suspicion of attempted carjacking and vandalism, according to a statement from the department. .
The alleged incident occurred shortly after midnight on May 11 during an illegal street takeover at Victoria Avenue and Highland Avenue in Highland City. The department said an officer was waiting at a red light near an intersection when a large group of people swarmed his patrol car and punched and kicked it. The department said some of the attackers used unknown objects to cause damage to the vehicles, including the front windshield.
During the investigation into the incident, detectives obtained video that showed a teenage boy opening the passenger door and trying to take control of it, the department said.
Detectives later identified the boy and executed a warrant for his arrest Thursday at his home.
The deputy was not injured in the attack. The incident remains under investigation.
