ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A would-be car thief in Florida was thwarted Tuesday by his inability to drive a manual transmission.
According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Jaylen Alexander tried to steal an elderly man's car while the man was placing his walker in the trunk.
Alexander is accused of attacking the man, jumping into the car and locking the doors. But when he tried to drive away, he stalled multiple times and had to abandon the vehicle.
Authorities said he stole another car a few minutes later but was eventually arrested across town.
Alexander has been charged with carjacking, battery on a person age 65 or older and grand theft of a motor vehicle.