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APD catches alleged car jacker
Posted: 09.24.2009 at 2:09 PM
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AMARILLO, TEXAS -- In Amarillo a man wanted in connection with a local counterfeit ring is now in custody after allegedly car jacking a couple last night.

Felipe Pena was identified as the man who pulled a gun on a couple in the parking lot of a convenience store on grand last night then drove off in their vehicle.

Police later responded to a call of shots fired on South Trigg and found Pena and George Martinez, 28, in the stolen vehicle

Both men were arrested and booked into the Potter County Detention Center.

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