Alexander Smith, 24, was walking along I-5 on Christmas Day when troopers tried to get him off the road in a peaceable way, including talking to him, offering to drive him to a light rail station and pay for his fare, and finally escorting the defendant so that he could walk to an interstate exit while they followed behind in their patrol cars,” according to new charging documents.
King County prosecutors charged the Stanwood man Tuesday with carjacking a Washington State Patrol trooper’s unmarked patrol car.
A State Patrol lieutenant stopped to talk to Smith around 12:30 p.m. near North 85th Street. According to the charges, he then pulled her out of her unmarked gray car, threw her to the ground and got into the driver’s seat before locking the door…