LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville teenager was arrested in connection to a 2023 carjacking case near Hillview.

Louisville Metro Police said a man — who was under 18 at the time of the crime — was arrested nearly four months after a woman said she was carjacked in the parking lot of El Acapulco Mexican Restaurant off Preston Highway.

"I was just getting in my car and sat down in my car and went to go shut my door and then that's when it happened," the woman told WDRB News in December. "He didn't pull the weapon out at first. We basically kind of played tug-of-war with my door. I wasn't just going to let him take my car. That's when he pulled the gun out and that's when I pretty much gave up. Because it wasn't worth it."

She said a second man got into the passenger seat after she was forced out of her car.

"It was really scary," she said. 

Her car was quickly found, but police have been searching for the person responsible. Police the man — who isn't being identified because of his age — is facing robbery charges and other charges could be possible.

LMPD provided four tips to help prevent yourself from becoming a victim of a carjacking:

  • Park in busy, well-lit areas
  • Always be aware and limit distractions such as cell phone use, make eye contact
  • If someone is approaching your vehicle drive away
  • Be a good witness (get detail of clothing & physical descriptors) and call 911 as soon as it is safe to do so

Police said people should remove firearms, purses, wallets and keys from vehicles when parked for an extended period of time or overnight. Drivers should also lock their vehicles, even when pumping gas.

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