Janesville police look for carjacking suspect

By STEVE BENTON   Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010
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Carjacking suspect.

Carjacking suspect.

— Janesville police hope the public can help locate a suspect in a car-jacking incident.

The victim says a white male subject, armed with a handgun, forced his way into an occupied car in Madison late last night. The driver was then forced to transport the suspect to Janesville, where fled on foot in the area of the Janesville Mall.

The suspect is described as a white male, stocky build with light colored hair, pock marked cheeks and an earring in his right ear. He was wearing a tan jacket with blue jeans and black gloves.

Janesville police say the suspect is facing charges of false imprisonment and battery.

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