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Who to ask for directions when carjacking at gunpoint?

It seems TV reporters are the choice for a carjacker in Cleveland. No sane person would think of asking for directions from anyone while carjacking, let alone TV reporters. But a nineteen year old man stopped to ask for directions from a pair of TV crews as he was holding the driver at gunpoint.

apr08_carjacking.jpgTwo members of the WOIO-TV stations - newswoman Shannon O’Brien and photographer Eric Walls - happened to be on the sidewalk on their assignment. They were there to report a problem with the local bank. A SUV stopped next to them and the passenger asked for directions to nearest US Bank. As they came close to help, the driver signaled them that he was held at gunpoint. They finished their directions, called the 911, and followed the car until police arrive. Police caught the man with a loaded handgun. The man was arrested for aggravated robbery without any incident and was held on $50 thousand bond.

How lazy and stupid the carjacker must be to ask for directions. The directions he got, led him directly to jail.

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