The mayor of the central Florida city where George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in 2012 was carjacked while standing outside his home, according to police who said Sunday they were hunting for a third suspect.
(FOX)- Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett was outside around 2:15 a.m. Saturday when three men approached, pointed a gun at him and stole his car keys, police said. They told reporters the suspects also stole Triplett’s wallet before driving off in his Mercedes.
Triplett gave a detailed description of the suspects to police and 18-year-old Jermine Jacques Horne and a 17-year-old were arrested a short time later.
The third suspect has not been caught, police said. It was not immediately known if either suspect had a lawyer. Police eventually found the mayor’s damaged car, Fox 35 reported.
Triplett said, “Being a victim of a crime is unnerving, yet it was reassuring to witness both speed and diligence from the Sanford Police Department.”