2 arrested after Facebook Marketplace car sale turns into carjacking, deputies say

The Brief

  • Deputies arrested two men after an armed carjacking during a Facebook Marketplace meet-up in Osceola County.
  • The victim was threatened at gunpoint and both suspects fled in separate vehicles.
  • Sheriff’s deputies quickly located and arrested both suspects with help from a helicopter.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. Osceola County sheriff’s deputies arrested two suspects following an armed carjacking reported on Tuesday.

Deputies said the victim was attempting to sell his BMW through Facebook Marketplace when the suspects took the vehicle for a test drive, then pulled out a gun and forced him out of the car.

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