Elk Grove Police Arrest Man Accused Of Carjacking, Robbing Elderly Woman At Knifepoint

ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A antheral is successful custody accused of robbing and carjacking an aged pistillate astatine knifepoint successful Elk Grove, constabulary said Tuesday.

Mark Pettaway McDowell, 23, was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail and faces charges of carjacking, robbery, assault, battle with a deadly limb and elder abuse.

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According to the Elk Grove Police Department, the 86-year-old unfortunate returned to her location successful the Glenbrooke Community and went to retrieve her message erstwhile a fishy approached her from down with a weapon and demanded her car keys.

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McDowell is accused of hitting the pistillate and knocking her to the crushed earlier taking disconnected with her car. This happened Monday evening.

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Elk Grove constabulary said the woman’s car was spotted successful Sacramento with 2 radical inside. McDowell was successful the driver’s spot and was arrested moments aboriginal by Sacramento police.

CBS13 Staff