One of two carjackers who stole a woman's vehicle at gunpoint in South St. Paul and struck a police car was treating the chase with police like he was playing the video game "Grand Theft Auto," according to charges.
Enrique L. Davila, 19, of Maplewood, and Miguel T. Rea, 27, of St. Paul, were charged Wednesday in Dakota County District Court with first-degree aggravated robbery in connection with the carjacking Saturday evening in the 400 block of Camber Avenue. Rea, suspected of being the driver, also was charged with fleeing police.
Both remain jailed, Rea in lieu of $150,000 bail and Davila in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Once he was caught and questioned, Davila largely blamed Rea, the charges read. Davila said it was Rea put the gun to the woman's head and who drove with police in pursuit.
"When describing the chase," the complaint read, "Davila stated Rea was treating [it] like a game [of] 'Grand Theft Auto.' "
"Grand Theft Auto" is a popular video game series that at times includes police in pursuit of criminals.
According to the charges and police:
A woman told police that while she was parked outside a townhouse two men opened each front door and forced her out at gunpoint. One of them pointed a gun at her head and said, "Get the hell out," the criminal complaint read.
