“I was fearing for my life,” recalled Jheyco Borda.
Surveillance footage captured the dramatic moments when the Marine veteran defended himself against a group of teenagers who allegedly confronted him, with one brandishing a gun directly at him.
Borda managed to wrestle the armed teen to the ground after the suspect aimed the weapon at him in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Wednesday afternoon. Towards the end of the footage, a gunshot can be heard.
In an interview with News Agency, Borda recounted, “I was just fixing my car—it was a normal day for me. I noticed the teens approaching. One of them raised a pistol to my head and started demanding my car keys, phone, and all my valuables.”
Surveillance video captures the tense moment a teenage suspect allegedly aims a gun at Jheyco Borda’s face on Wednesday. (Jheyco Borda)
Borda stated that the group consisted of six teenagers in total, with four males and two females involved in the attack.
During the scuffle, he said, the teen’s gun went off with the gunshot fired through the back of his truck. Miraculously, no one was hit.
As for how he was able to stop the attack before things got more violent, he said, “I just got prepared and adrenaline kicked in and some training.”
Jheyco Borda says he tapped into his training as a former Marine to stop an attack by a group of teens who attempted to steal his truck and valuables at gunpoint. (FOX5 DC)
Borda served in the Marine Corps and credits his combat training for saving his life.
He said his brother also stepped in to stop the attack by confronting the teens, which was also seen on that video.
A group of hooded teen suspects allegedly tried to carjack a victim in broad daylight at gunpoint; however, the victim’s Marine Corp training thwarted the attack. (Jheyco Borda)
Borda said this is not the first time a crime like this happened on his street. He said two years ago a group of teens or possibly young adults stole a vehicle — in the identical location.
“It was right where my car was as well,” he said.
Prince George’s County Police Department confirmed to News Agency that two of the teens, both males, have been arrested and they are still investigating the involvement of the other four teens in relation to the crime.
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