Three men suspected of participating in two separate armed carjackings within 24 hours used payment for transportation to lure their victims into a false sense of security, according to police.

Charging documents claim that Shawn Fleming and David Sines hired an Uber driver to pick them up from the 2800 block of Edgecombe Circle South on Oct. 24. The Uber driver showed up in a 2022 Toyota Highlander.

Fleming and Sines reportedly made two stop requests on an Uber account prior to commandeering the share-ride vehicle. Investigators allege in their charging documents that the two men had asked to be taken to Kitty’s Lounge in the 3200 block of Greenmount Avenue, but discovered that it was closed when the Uber driver took them there.

The Uber driver told police that Fleming accused him of wasting his $50, according to charging documents. That’s when Fleming had the driver take him and Sines to a second location. Court records state that while they were on the way to the second location, Fleming told the Uber driver, “Do you know how much people die for things like this?”

Fleming then told the driver to stop the vehicle or else he would be killed, the documents state. The driver stopped near MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, which is where Fleming pulled an object out of his black bag that the Uber driver assumed was a firearm, got out of the SUV, and walked toward the driver’s side door, according to charging documents.

The Uber driver got out of the SUV and ran, leaving behind his iPhone. Fleming allegedly chased after him for a bit before returning to the Toyota Highlander.

Police learned of the carjacking a few minutes after 2 a.m. That’s when the Uber driver was able to flag down an officer as that person was driving to MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, per court records.

Officers were instructed to keep an eye out for the stolen SUV via a citywide broadcast. Police found the Toyota Highlander near a Marathon gas station in the 1200 block of West Cold Spring Lane around 2:45 a.m., and Fleming and Sines were taken into police custody. The Uber driver was asked to determine whether they were the passengers who drove off with his SUV, which the driver did, and the detectives interviewed the two men, according to court records.

Sines was interviewed first. Charging documents describe how Sines did not say or do anything while he was in the Uber vehicle. Sines told detectives that he “did not see a gun and he did not hear no threats.”

Police took Sines to the Central Booking and Intake Center after the interview. Court records state that he faces charges of armed carjacking, robbery, second-degree assault, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and theft of less than $1,000. Officers took Fleming to the Central Booking and Intake Center, too. Fleming’s charging documents were not available at the time this story was published.

About 19 hours later, 18-year-old Nathaniel Lawrence flagged down a man driving a Lexus in the 1300 block of Valley Street and offered to pay him for a ride in his luxury vehicle. Not long after he slid into the passenger street, he pulled out a gun and told the driver to “drop everything, and get out of the car,” according to court records.

The driver complied with Lawrence’s demand, and Lawrence drove off with the Lexus. Investigators described in charging documents how the driver’s rapid exodus caused him to leave behind multiple cellphones, and was able to track at least one of them with GPS technology. A friend with access to the phone was able to help investigators track the stolen vehicle.

Investigators learned that the Lexus was traveling on West Hamburg Street, just outside of Pigtown. Court records describe how the Baltimore Police Department’s helicopter crew assisted them by monitoring the movements of the vehicle — following it after Lawrence began to pick up speed and drive erratically.

Lawrence “drove on sidewalks and on wrong ways of travel,” according to court records. He drove back to the east side of town, where he had initially taken the Lexus, but lost control of it after he struck another vehicle in the 2300 block of Harford Road.

The Lexus rolled over and came to a halt on its roof near the intersection of Harford Road and 25th Street.

Afterward, officers removed Lawrence from the wreckage and put him in handcuffs. They searched him for a weapon, but did not find one, according to charging documents.

Court records state that owner of the Lexus was able to identify Lawrence as the person who took it from him at gunpoint.

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