SAN ANTONIO — A suspect with 13 active warrants tried to carjack a family Saturday afternoon when they stopped to check on an what appeared to be an abandoned kennel on the side of the highway.
Police were called out to the 9200 block of I-10 West at 1:15 p.m. for reports of a robbery in progress. When officers arrived at the location, the victim told police that he and his wife stopped their vehicle near the intersection of Tioga at IH-10W for what appeared to be an abandoned dog kennel.
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The man got out to take a look and that is when the suspect walked up to the car with a knife in his hand and sat down in the driver's seat, yelling at the man's wife.
He tried to drive away with both her and her kids in the backseat, but was stopped by the parking brake. The man quickly ran back to his car and the suspect got out, but continued to yell at the family with the knife still in his hand.
The victim thought the suspect was going to slash the tires of his car, but he was able to drive away.
Officers located the 49-year-old suspect, who was found to have 13 active county warrants. He was taken into custody without incident.
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