Arrests.
The incident occurred before 8 a.m. and involved a gray Mazda.
Police allege an intoxicated Souderton teenager carjacked a woman outside the Dunkin Donuts in Souderton last month and now faces a felony theft by unlawful taking charge and numerous summary offenses.
Jovani Figueroa Jr. aka Giovanni Figueroa, 18, of the 200 block of E. Broad Street, was additionally charged Oct. 25 by Souderton Police with summary offenses of public drunkenness or similar misconduct and criminal trespassing, per charging documents.
On Oct. 25 at 7:47 a.m., police responded to a 911 call for a car theft in progress at the 653 E. Broad St. Dunkin’ Donuts involving a gray Mazda, per the complaint. Upon arrival at 7:51 a.m., police found the victim on the phone in front of the store and the Mazda backed into a parking space across from the store, police said.
The victim told police the suspect, identified as Figueroa Jr. by his parents, approached her car as she exiting, told her to get out and to give him the keys, authorities said. Figueroa got into her car and the victim called 911, police said.
Police approached the Mazda, opened the driver door, and told Figueroa to get out of the car, per the affidavit. Figueroa looked at police with confusion, and did not say anything, police said. He was told to get out a second time, and he then exited lethargically, per the complaint.
Figueroa had trouble speaking, police said, and kept mumbling. He was detained in the rear of a patrol car and was checked on “several times while he was detained because (police) believed him to be under the influence,” police said. Figueroa was also making strange sounds with his mouth and shaking his head erratically, per the complaint.
Figueroa’s parents were in the area, police said, due to a prior incident in another jurisdiction that occurred prior to the Dunkin’ Donuts case. They told police their son had stolen money prior to the incident.
A preliminary hearing initially scheduled for Tuesday was moved to Jan. 15, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge Adam T. Katzman, per court records.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
