FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man is in custody following an early morning carjacking and police chase in Fort Lauderdale, authorities confirmed Monday morning.
According to Fort Lauderdale police, the carjacking was reported at 4:07 a.m. and the stolen vehicle was spotted by officers a few minutes later in the area of Northwest 13th Street and Powerline Road.
Police said a chase ensued and the driver, later identified as John Antony Dominguez Capellan, 27, ultimately barricaded himself inside the victim’s vehicle at Northeast 13th Street and Fourth Avenue.
The police department’s SWAT team then responded to the scene and the suspect eventually surrendered, authorities said.
Cellphone video shows Capellan with his hands in the air and police moved in to detain him.
“I was kind of scared because there was so many police with guns drawn,” school crossing guard Deborah Beaufort said.
Beaufort witnessed the surrender and told Local 10 News she’s glad the man was taken into custody before students started heading to school.
“I’m very relieved because my children can cross safe without seeing cops,” she said.
“He didn’t go willingly,” she added. “They had to bust out the window because he wouldn’t get out.”
Police said the victim was injured during the carjacking and was transported to Broward Health Medical Center. His or her condition is unclear at this time.
Police said the investigation remains ongoing.
Capellan faces charges of carjacking, resisting an officer without violence and fleeing from a law enforcement officer.