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Man carjacks 16-year-old girl 20 minutes after leaving jail, Washington police say

A man carjacked a 16-year-old girl 20 minutes after his release from jail in Spokane, Washington, police say.
A man carjacked a 16-year-old girl 20 minutes after his release from jail in Spokane, Washington, police say.

Just 20 minutes after leaving jail, a man told a 16-year-old girl he had a gun and stole her vehicle, police in Spokane, Washington, say.

Marcus Goodman, 31, carjacked the girl in the Browne’s Addition neighborhood about 1.5 miles from the jail at 10:28 p.m. Saturday, police said in a news release. He had been released at 10:08 p.m. in an unrelated felony case.

Police began searching for Goodman and the stolen car, the release says. He was arrested at 1 a.m. in northeast Spokane.

Goodman, an ex-felon, faces new charges including robbery, police say.

This story was originally published February 16, 2021 at 7:43 AM with the headline "Man carjacks 16-year-old girl 20 minutes after leaving jail, Washington police say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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