Highland teen arrested for attempted carjacking

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department arrested a 15-year-old boy Thursday suspected of trying to carjack a sheriff's deputy as a crowd of people in an illegal street takeover attacked his car patrol.

The teen, who was not identified because he is a minor, was arrested at his home in Highland and booked into the San Bernardino County Juvenile Center on suspicion of attempted carjacking and vandalism , according to a press release from the department.

The alleged incident occurred shortly after midnight on May 11, during an illegal takeover of Victoria and Highland streets in the Town of Highland. The department said a deputy was at a red light near the intersection when a large crowd swarmed his patrol car and began kicking and punching him. Some of the attackers, the department said, used unknown objects to damage the vehicle, including its windshield.

During an investigation into the incident, detectives obtained video showing footage of a teenager opening the deputy's driver's side door and attempting to gain control, the department said.

Detectives later identified the boy and executed an arrest warrant at his home Thursday.

The deputy was not injured in the attack. The incident remains under investigation.