- The five who carjacked Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon range in age from 13-19
- Jen Psaki said Thursday Joe Biden called the Democrat congresswoman from Pennsylvania after she was carjacked at gunpoint Wednesday
- ‘It is absolutely unacceptable for any American, whether they’re a member of Congress or not, to be victimized by crime like that,’ she said Thursday
- Scanlon was the victim of a carjacking in Philadelphia’s FDR Park on Wednesday where she had her car, purse, wallet and phone stolen but was not injured
- Came 16 hours after Illinois’ Democratic State Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford was also the victim of carjacking on Tuesday night in a Chicago suburb
- Both Democrats had supported police reforms, with Lightford pushing for cuts in police budgets as Chicago proposed slashing its police budget by $59 million
The oldest teenager charged with the carjacking of Democrat Representative Mary Gay Scanlon was out on bond at the time of the crime on Wednesday from stealing another car.
Josiah Brown, 19, is facing federal charges for the carjacking in Philadelphia. He already has a string of other arrests.
Along with Brown, four other teens were involved in the carjacking raning from ages 13-16 – all of whom were released back to their parents.
Joe Biden called Democratic Representative Mary Gay Scanlon after she was carjacked.
‘Is the president taking crime in big cities more seriously now that a Democratic member of Congress, Mary Gay Scanlon, has been carjacked at gunpoint?’ Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at Thursday’s briefing.