Good Samaritan was carjacked by the motorist he pulled over to help on I-26, SC cops say

A good Samaritan who pulled over to help after an apparent car crash on Interstate 26 was instead carjacked by the man he was trying to help, according to Lexington County deputies.

Mikel Edison King, 36, of Blythewood, is charged with carjacking, and deputies expect additional charges, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

“Based on what deputies determined at the crash scene and during interviews with the victim, King carjacked a man near an overturned vehicle at mile marker 91 on I-26,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said in a release. “The man stopped to see if King needed help. King acted as though he had a gun and forced the victim drive him to the Newberry County line.”

After dropping King off, the victim drove back to Lexington County to notify authorities, Koon said. Newberry County deputies found King a short time later and arrested him. He remains in the Lexington County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.

Carjacking is a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison, under South Carolina law.

This story was originally published April 3, 2019 at 8:18 AM.