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Markeith Dwayne Jones, 21, pleaded guilty in April after luring the victims to a shopping center under the false promise of purchasing their vehicle in June 2021, according to Montgomery County officials.
Jones met the victims at a Wheaton shopping center on June 9, 2021, investigators said, threatened them with a gun, and drove off with their BMW. Montgomery County Police located the vehicle with the assistance of a helicopter and a chase ensued into Washington DC.
Jones crashed the vehicle and fled on foot, they added, tossing the gun into a trash can and hopping a fence before police arrested him
He will serve five years of supervised probation upon release.
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