KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas City teenager is accused in a string of robberies, attempted robberies and carjackings across Kansas City.
Jackson County prosecutors charged Damien Ware with more than a dozen crimes in connection with the spree he is accused of committing between April 7 and July 17.
- Second-degree burglary
- Third-degree assault
- Tampering with a motor vehicle
- First-degree attempted robbery
- First-degree attempted burglary
- First-degree burglary
- Aggravated fleeing a stop
- Disturbing the peace
- First-degree robbery
- Armed criminal action
- Second-degree kidnapping
- Resisting arrest
Prosecutors say Ware’s crimes started on April 7, when he is accused of asking a person for a ride near Hillcrest and Red Bridge. The victim said Ware pulled a pocket knife and grabbed her purse. The victim suffered cuts on both of her hands.
Several weeks later Ware is accused of stealing a Jeep Grand Cherokee from a location on Wheeling Avenue…