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Carjacker gets lost, turns self in

Published: Dec. 29, 2006 at 12:55 PM
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A carjacker in Boca Raton, Fla. got lost after the theft and dialed 911 to report himself, WPBF-TV reported Friday.

Claude King, 31, approached a black GMC sport utility vehicle on Glades Road near Interstate 95. He allegedly smashed the driver's side window, pulled the driver from her seat, and got inside, the TV station reported. He also allegedly assaulted the four other passengers in the vehicle before they fled and he sped away.

King struck at least two other vehicles while driving erratically around the area, finally pulling over in Palm Springs, Fla., authorities charge. Police told the TV station that they received a 911 call a few minutes after the carjacking from King himself.

"Um, I committed a crime," King told police, shortly before asking them to send officers to the payphone he was using.

They did, and King is being held without bail, the TV station reported. No one was seriously injured during the incident.

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