PEORIA, Ill. – A teenager is in the Peoria County Jail after a carjacking incident Monday morning.
Peoria Police said 19-year-old Gabriel Messenger is being charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and aggravated battery.
Authorities said Messenger approached a 91-year-old who was clearing snow off his vehicle. They said a brief struggle ensued. Messenger then entered the vehicle and sped away.
Police said the 91-year-old suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities said the vehicle was located by officers in another jurisdiction. Officers then found Messenger and took him into custody to be transported to the Peoria Police Department for booking.
