Uber driver carjacked by 16-year-old fare in Valley Center, say deputies

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of carjacking after allegedly using a “ghost gun” to force an Uber driver out of his vehicle in Valley Center, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday.

The incident occurred about 10 p.m. Monday in the 16900 block of Eagle Way, where the teen requested a ride using the Uber app, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Evan Sobczak.

“When the Uber driver arrived, the male suspect produced a unserialized 9mm ‘ghost gun’ handgun, pointed it at the driver, and forced him out of the vehicle,” Sobczak said…

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