ALERT VICTIM ASSISTS WITH ARREST OF CARJACKING SUSPECT
On Wednesday
May 30, 2007 at about 7:04 AM, Deputies of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office responded to the 800 block of East Orchard Road to investigate a report of a robbery and carjacking. Upon arrival, Sheriff's Deputies contacted the carjacking victim who advised, while waiting in her vehicle at the stop light at South Clarkson Street and East Orchard Road she was approached by a white male.
The victim rolled down the vehicle window as the male subject asked for directions. The victim told the male subject that she could not help him as she was not familiar with the requested directions.
As the victim was rolling up the window, the subject lunged into the car and began hitting the victim in the face. The subject then opened the vehicle door, sat on the victim and continued hitting her in the face.
The victim was able to get free and as she was exiting the vehicle, got tangled in the seat belt, causing her to be dragged approximately 10 feet.
The Sheriff's Office established a perimeter in the area and discovered the victim's vehicle abandoned in the 5900 block of South High Street. An extensive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies was conducted but the suspect was not located. During the search, many personal items from the victim's purse were located along the Highline Canal. The victim was taken to an area hospital where she was treated and released.
On Tuesday,
June 5, 2007, at about 5:25 P.M., the victim called 911 to report that she had just observed the suspect who was responsible for the carjacking. The suspect was seen walking in the area of 1600 block of West Littleton Boulevard.
Officers of the Littleton Police Department responded to the area of 1600 West Littleton Boulevard and contacted the suspect.
The carjacking suspect is identified as:
Lee Thomas Driscoll
D.O.B. 09/20/84, Age 22
1154 So. Kalispell St.
Aurora, CO 80013
It was discovered that Driscoll was the subject of six active arrest warrants from area law enforcement agencies. Driscoll was taken into custody, without incident and was booked into the Arapahoe County Detention Center for the following warrants:
1. FTA - Possession of Marijuana (Arapahoe County) - Bond $3,000
2. FTA - Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft (Arapahoe County) - Bond $3,000
3. FTA - Crimes Against Persons (Sheridan) - Bond $300
4. FTA - Harassment (Littleton) - Bond $950
5. FTA - Assault (Aurora) - Bond $2,000
6. FTA - Disturbing the Peace (Aurora) - Bond $300
and was also booked on the following charges under probable cause for the carjacking:
C.R.S. 18-3-302 Second Degree Kidnapping, a class 2 felony
A Class 2 Felony is punishable, upon conviction, by a sentence of 8-24 years imprisonment within the Department of Corrections.
C.R.S. 18-4-302 Aggravated Robbery, a class 3 felony
A Class 3 Felony is punishable, upon conviction, by a sentence of 4-12 years imprisonment within the Department of Corrections.
C.R.S. 18-4-409 Aggravated Theft of Motor Vehicle, a class 4 felony