A 43-year-old citizen will face trial for jumping into the front seat of a TCC car, hijacking the vehicle, and taking the driver's bag with documents from the cabin. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Main Department of the National Police in Odesa Oblast.
Details
The 43-year-old resident of Odesa Oblast may have committed the crime unexpectedly: it happened when the suspect was supposed to go for a military medical commission; in August in one of the settlements of Odesa district.
During the pre-trial investigation, investigators established:
The 43-year-old citizen got into the service car and, despite the driver standing nearby who was supposed to take the passenger for examination to the VMC, suddenly jumped into the front seat and drove away.
After the hijacking, the man abandoned the car on the outskirts of the settlement. However, he did not go home "empty-handed," but took the driver's bag with important personal documents from the TCC car's interior.
The culprit was quickly found
Police quickly located the offender and seized the stolen items from him.
The man explained that he did not prepare for the crime, but committed it spontaneously. Having collected enough evidence, investigators charged the suspect under Part 1 of Article 289 and Part 3 of Article 357 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – for illegal seizure of a vehicle, passport, and other important personal documents.
Addition
The report on the mentioned case indicates that the maximum penalty for these offenses is up to five years of imprisonment.
Recall
In the capital of Ukraine, during notification measures, servicemen and police stopped a man to check his military registration documents. But the citizen began to behave aggressively, and although they tried to calm him down, he, according to eyewitnesses, bit a police officer's hand in response.