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Fresno Carjacking Suspect Who Hopped Onto Moving Big Rig Is Arrested

FRESNO (CBS/AP) -- Central Valley police have arrested a carjacking suspect caught on video escaping by jumping on the side of a moving semi-truck.

Officials say the man grabbed a woman's keys as she pumped gas Jan. 9 in southeast Fresno. The woman fought the suspect as he tried to get into her car and he ran from the scene.

Fresno Carjacking Suspect Caught on Camera
Fresno carjacking suspect caught on camera. (Fresno Police Dept. via YouTube)

The man threw a trash can at a good Samaritan who chased him through the gas station. A bystander then recorded cell phone video of the suspect clinging to the cab of a truck as it drove away.

CBS 47 / Your Central Valley reported Saturday that Bryan McCarter was arrested Jan. 21 without incident.

Bryan McCarter
Bryan McCarter. (via Fresno Police Dept.)

The 59-year-old Fresno resident could face an attempted carjacking charge. It wasn't known Sunday if he has an attorney.

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