This story was updated to correct that 386 firearms were stolen from cars in the county in 2022.
The Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office has requested to prosecute five teenagers, aged 14 to 16, as adults in two January carjacking cases, DA Coty Wamp said Friday.
“We take these very serious, whether it’s an adult or juvenile, these are very serious types of charges,” Wamp said at a news conference. “They are terrorizing, quite frankly.”
The carjackings took place Jan. 26 and 28, and each involved three male teenagers, according to Wamp.
The first involved two 16-year-olds and one 14-year old, Wamp said. The second involved boys aged 13, 14 and 15, she said Friday. The teenagers face charges of aggravated robbery, in addition to carjacking, Wamp said.