LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man has been arrested after a series of carjackings.
“I could tell in his eyes that he was going to shoot me," Dakohta Kendall, who recently had his car stolen, said.
Kendall is talking about 18-year-old Bruno Castillo-Juarez.
“He pulled out the AR and he said give me everything," Kendall said.
It happened two days ago, after he and his girlfriend posted a Facebook ad to start a ride-sharing service.
“$15 or $20 wherever they needed to go. And we went to go pick up that guy named Bruno," Kendall said.
He said Juarez needed to get to National Turnpike. Kendall and his girlfriend picked him up in Hillview. At a stop sign, Kendall said he threatened to shoot them, stealing their car.
“I told him here just take it," Kendall said.
Police arrested Juarez later that day, after he crashed the stolen car into a restaurant.
“I’d like to see him go to jail. I know that he’s done this to other people," Kendall said.
Seven days before Kendall had his car stolen, another victim said Juarez stole her car, also in Hillview.
“My daughter called me at like 11 o’clock at night… She was bawling hysterically," the victim's mother said.
Both the victim and her mother want to remain anonymous. They said they fear retaliation. The mother said about three men surrounded her daughter and granddaughter, stealing their car. One of those men was Juarez.
“And her and my grand baby were stranded in Louisville," she said.
Her daughter called her near a Kroger in the middle of the night, stranded. She worries for the next victim.
According to police reports, Juarez has been involved in stealing at least three cars in the Louisville area since June.
Fearing another threat to his life, Kendall said he’ll never pick up another stranger again.
“Has this experience made you want to quit the ride sharing service?” asked WHAS11 reporter Paula Vasan.
“Yes definitely," Kendall said.
Police said Juarez was arrested Thursday evening on robbery charges. He’s due back in court September 8. Meanwhile, victims said they believe he’ll be doing the same thing again soon. One victim said he’s even reached out directly on social media.
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