Officers say a man was confronted by an employee after attempting to shoplift cigarettes from the Remke Market at 93 Carothers Road in Newport about 3 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect in the alleged shoplifting incident then proceeded to car jack a van with a handicapped man inside.
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The carjacker pointed a gun at the employee who tried to stop him, got in the passenger’s side of a nearby van in an adjoining parking lot and forced the driver out, police said.
Officers said there was a passenger in the van, a Clifford Dragoo, 51. Authorities have said the man is mentally disabled.
The black 2006 Chrysler Town and Country van was last seen heading westbound on Carothers Road.
Several witnesses attempted to stop the carjacking, officers said. Investigators were attempting to get the carjacker’s fingerprints from the cigarette cartons at the store.
The victim was wearing a gray fleece jacket, blue jeans and a hat. Police said he has the mental capacity of a 12 year old.
