A violent carjacking attempt was thwarted by two U.S. military service members Thursday morning in Waterford Township, according to authorities.
The suspect, identified as Rondean McDonald, 45, of Mays Landing, allegedly crashed his vehicle before assaulting a woman and attempting to steal her car.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:49 a.m. on Jackson Road near Waverly Avenue. Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash in a wooded area.
Upon arrival, officers learned that the driver of the crashed vehicle, later identified as McDonald, had approached a passing motorist—a 59-year-old Lindenwold woman named Mary Beth Ciarlante—and forcibly entered her locked car…