A Massachusetts State Police trooper arrested a South Carolina man at gunpoint in a parking lot off Parker Street on Wednesday morning, November 11, after spotting a car on Broadway that had been reported stolen in an out-of-state carjacking, according to a State Police account reported by WCVB.
The station identified the man as Igor Laurenco, 33, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He is charged with receiving stolen property and assault with a dangerous weapon, WCVB reported, and is to be arraigned in Chelsea District Court. The report did not give an arraignment date.
What State Police say happened
According to the State Police account, a trooper from the Revere barracks saw the car heading north on Broadway in Chelsea at about 10 a.m. The car turned abruptly onto Parker Street and stopped in a parking lot.
Investigators say the driver got out and brandished a large knife at the trooper as she approached. The trooper drew her firearm and ordered him several times to drop the knife. He eventually did, police said, and she held him at gunpoint until other officers arrived and detained him.
No injuries were reported. State Police seized the car for further investigation.
What is not yet clear
- Where the carjacking happened. The WCVB report says the car had been reported stolen in a carjacking in Richmond, while the report’s headline places the carjacking in North Carolina. The date of the carjacking and the make of the car were not given.
- Whether he is accused in the carjacking itself. The two charges reported in Massachusetts cover possession of the car and the knife. Neither is a carjacking charge.
- Bail and the next court date. Neither was reported as of Thursday morning.
The charges are allegations. Laurenco is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilty in court.