The Massachusetts State police have arrested a suspect after the Brockton Police received a report of an armed carjacking at the Westgate Mall shorty before noon on Tuesday.
The male suspect reportedly took a 2007 Toyota Camry at gunpoint after the female owner came out of a store with her infant.
The suspect demanded the woman give him her car keys as she was putting the child into a car seat.
At 12:01 P.M., a gray Camry, occupied by the suspect, was located on Arch Street in Brockton. The police began pursuing the vehicle onto Boylston Street in Stoughton.
The suspect crashed into a pole and fled the vehicle on foot. The suspect was quickly apprehended and taken into custody. Investigators say the suspect threw his gun into a snowbank before he attempted to flee.
The suspect is identified as 32-year-old Jose F. Robles of Taunton. He was charged with armed carjacking, armed robbery, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating with a suspended license, and failure to stop for police.
The suspect was turned over to Brockton Police custody.
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The Brockton District Court says the suspect will be arraigned Wednesday on several charges.
