Truck carjacked in San Dimas located, disabled with OnStar service; suspect arrested

SAN DIMAS >> A man violently carjacked an elderly man outside a San Dimas restaurant Saturday before deputies, aided by the truck’s OnStar system, tracked down the vehicle, disabled it remotely and took the suspect into custody, authorities said.
The carjacking took place at 7:22 p.m outside a Red Robin restaurant, 565 W. Arrow Highway, Lt. Tonya Edwards of the sheriff’s San Dimas Station said.
The suspect, a man in his 20s, attacked a 74-year-old man and yanked him from his 2015 Chevy Silverado, Lt. Elisabeth Sachs said.
“(The suspect) struck him, knocked him to the ground, and stomped on his head,” she said. “The victim fought back, but the suspect was able to overcome him and drove off in his vehicle.”
Authorities were notified of the carjacking minutes later through OnStar, according to Lt. David Buckner, watch commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut Station, whose deputies assisted in taking the suspect into custody.
An OnStar operator provided the sheriff’s department with “up-to-the- moment locations” of the white pickup truck, then remotely slowed it to about 5 mph after deputies spotted it heading south on the 57 Freeway.
The driver got out of the car and surrendered near the 91 Freeway about 8 p.m., Buckner said.
“He stole the wrong vehicle,” Buckner said.
Joshua Frontino-Deaton, 26, was booked on suspicion of carjacking, Sachs said. His city of residence was not available Sunday afternoon.
The carjacking victim was treated at a hospital for injuries and released later in the day, Sgt. Joe Bolanos said.
According to county booking records, he was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail pending his initial court appearance, scheduled Tuesday in Pomona Superior Court.

– Staff and wire report

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One thought on “Truck carjacked in San Dimas located, disabled with OnStar service; suspect arrested

  1. Well, I know how the reports gets doctored up and the news then hypes the story to make things more exciting so they sell papers or get high ratings so the truth of the actual story here is not whats shown I know. But lets just say it is factual. the suspect was booked for suspicion of carjacking? NOT for ASSAULTING AN ELDERLY MAN sending him to the hospital??? And then count 2 being, when the old man is down on ground after having his head stomped on the suspect steals the old mans truck and drives away? FACTS though are this was a very violent crime committed on the city street of an elderly citizen who could have been killed by this 29yr old suspect who obviously has no moral thought or convictions about beating someone 75 yrs old. Go to the car lot and grab a key off the key board and drive away in a new truck, call uber for a ride and then don’t pay, steal a bike not locked up or supervised. if someones chasing you. I hope the old man isn’t too traumatised?

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