A Houston-area woman found herself as the victim of a violent carjacking near Bush Intercontinental Airport. However, her strong will and quick thinking helped her defend herself and help get the suspected robber behind bars.
The incident took place on April 7, when deputies with Harris County Pct. 4 Constable Mark Herman responded to a carjacking in progress in the 19800 block of Kenswick Drive near Humble.
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The woman said she was putting air in her tires when she noticed a man, identified as Shadrach Iyere, sitting in the driver’s seat of her vehicle.
When she asked Iyere to get out of her car, she said he refused and started driving away.
The woman said she then grabbed the driver’s side rail handle while the car was moving, and Iyere was punching her in the face.
Iyere ended up crashing the vehicle into a brick wall, but he still refused to stop until the woman offered him money.
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said Iyere handed the woman her purse and she quickly grabbed a knife and defended herself.
Iyere then exited the woman’s car and fled the scene on foot.
Deputies later caught Iyere and arrested him.
Iyere, 26, has since been charged with aggravated robbery. He was booked into Harris County Jail and handed a $20,000 bond.
