“Once a Marine, always a Marine.”
A Marine Corps veteran fought off a group of teens who tried to carjack him at gunpoint in broad daylight in Maryland . Jheyco Borda was working on his truck in Oxon Hill — about 10 miles outside Washington, DC — when four hooded teens approached him around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday,The teens surrounded Borda at the bed of his truck while one suspect — who was wearing a red, white and blue sweatshirt — pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the veteran’s head, demanding his car keys and phone.
Borda, seizing on a moment of distraction among the group, grabbed the suspect holding the gun and wrestled him for the weapon. As the struggle broke out, two of the attempted carjackers dashed down the residential street, while another anxiously circled the vehicle. Seconds after the struggle began, Borda’s brother ran out of the house to help his sibling fend off the group.
Jheyco Borda was working on his truck in Oxon Hill — about 10 miles outside Washington, DC — when four hooded teens approached him around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. The teens surrounded Borda at the bed of his truck while one suspect — who was wearing a red, white and blue sweatshirt — pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the veteran’s head, demanding his car keys and phone. Borda’s brother then went after a second suspect.
Within moments, both brothers had thrown their attackers to the ground and restrained them until Prince George’s County police arrived and took all four suspects into custody. Borda credited his Marine Corps hand-to-hand combat training for giving him the instincts and know-how to disarm the teen..
“It took me just one split second. We went to training for the Marines and that came out right at the moment. ”He told the outlet that the teens and their parents should be held accountable for their actions and revealed that the bullet fired during the struggle tore through the bed of his truck. Borda added that the bullet hole will cost about $2,000 to repair, and his car insurance will not cover the damage.
He said he was fortunate his kids, brother and beloved dog Sky — who usually rides in the backseat — weren’t in the vehicle at the time. Jheyco Borda was working on his truck in Oxon Hill — about 10 miles outside Washington, DC — when four hooded teens approached him around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The teens surrounded Borda at the bed of his truck while one suspect — who was wearing a red, white and blue sweatshirt — pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the veteran's head, demanding his car keys and phone.
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