A teenage boy was arrested as he tried to steal a Porsche because he didn't know how to drive using the car's stick shift.
Anthony Reynolds was sentenced on Monday in the attempted carjacking after pleading guilty to the charge of motor vehicle theft in September.
The 18-year-old was not alone when he tried stealing a Porsche 911 Turbo in March of last year.
Tricky: When Anthony Reynolds saw a Porsche 911 Turbo (like this one) he probably didn't realize that it runs on a manual transmission
Stalled: He was unable to drive off because he didn't know how to drive a car with a stick shift (similar to this Porsche)
Reynolds was riding in the passenger seat of a stolen BMW in Newark, New Jersey with an unidentified accomplice when they came upon the Porsche.
He got out of the BMW and approached the Porsche wielding a .38 caliber revolver.
Weapon: Reynolds used a .38 caliber weapon to get the owner of the Porsche out of the car
Reynolds ordered the owner of the Porsche, whose name has not been released, to get out and Reynolds got in the driver’s seat.
His accomplice drove off in the BMW and left Reynolds in the Porsche, struggling to get away because he did not know how to work a manual transmission.
As the teenager tried to get the car to move, the owner of the Porsche found a nearby police officer, forcing Reynolds to try to flee the scene by foot.
When the case first went to court, Gothamist reported that Reynolds faced a maximum sentence of 15 years behind bars and a fine of up to $250,000 because of the joint charges of theft of a motor vehicle by force, violence and intimidation.
On Monday, federal prosecutors handed down a 55-month jail sentence, meaning that he will serve less than a third of the maximum sentence.
Anthony Reynolds was sentenced on Monday in the attempted carjacking after pleading guilty to the charge of motor vehicle theft in September.
The 18-year-old was not alone when he tried stealing a Porsche 911 Turbo in March of last year.
Tricky: When Anthony Reynolds saw a Porsche 911 Turbo (like this one) he probably didn't realize that it runs on a manual transmission
Stalled: He was unable to drive off because he didn't know how to drive a car with a stick shift (similar to this Porsche)
Reynolds was riding in the passenger seat of a stolen BMW in Newark, New Jersey with an unidentified accomplice when they came upon the Porsche.
He got out of the BMW and approached the Porsche wielding a .38 caliber revolver.
Weapon: Reynolds used a .38 caliber weapon to get the owner of the Porsche out of the car
Reynolds ordered the owner of the Porsche, whose name has not been released, to get out and Reynolds got in the driver’s seat.
His accomplice drove off in the BMW and left Reynolds in the Porsche, struggling to get away because he did not know how to work a manual transmission.
As the teenager tried to get the car to move, the owner of the Porsche found a nearby police officer, forcing Reynolds to try to flee the scene by foot.
When the case first went to court, Gothamist reported that Reynolds faced a maximum sentence of 15 years behind bars and a fine of up to $250,000 because of the joint charges of theft of a motor vehicle by force, violence and intimidation.
On Monday, federal prosecutors handed down a 55-month jail sentence, meaning that he will serve less than a third of the maximum sentence.