A Winthrop man tried to promote his automobile on Fb. He was held at gunpoint as thieves stole it through the check drive, police say.

A Jamaica Plain man is dealing with fees for allegedly holding a person at gunpoint and stealing his automobile throughout a Fb Market sale gone unsuitable final week, officers stated.

Youssouf Mboukoh, 20, responded to a list of a 2010 black Ford Fusion on the market on Fb Market and organized to satisfy the proprietor for buy on April 29, in keeping with a press release from Suffolk County District Lawyer’s workplace.

Mboukoh, who responded to the itemizing below the Fb profile title “GrindTime,” requested the vendor if he may check drive the automobile, officers stated.

The pair went for a brief drive earlier than stopping on Perkins Avenue in Winthrop the place one other man opened the rear driver’s aspect door, aimed a gun on the sufferer, and threatened, “go away or I’ll shoot you,” the assertion famous.

The sufferer exited the automobile instantly and referred to as authorities for assist whereas Mboukoh and the opposite man drove off, police say.

Investigators later confirmed by way of surveillance video that Mboukah and two different males arrived on Perkins Avenue in a white Honda Accord on April 29 round 4:30 p.m.

Video exhibits one of many males take away a big backpack from the trunk and get again into the Honda, whereas Mboukah walks towards the sufferer’s deal with for the sale meet-up, the district lawyer’s workplace stated.

After the sufferer was ordered to get out of the automobile through the check drive, video exhibits Mboukah drive away with the Honda following carefully behind, in keeping with officers.

Authorities secured an arrest warrant for Mboukoh with the assistance of this video surveillance, in addition to particulars supplied by the sufferer.

Mboukoh was arrested Could 2 and charged the following day in East Boston Municipal Courtroom with larceny of a motorized vehicle, carjacking by firearm, and assault with a harmful weapon.

He was ordered held on $10,000 bail with the circumstances that, if he makes bail, he steer clear of the sufferer and stay at residence with GPS monitoring, the district lawyer stated.

Mboukoh is predicted again in court docket June 5 for a possible trigger listening to.

The opposite two males haven’t been recognized.

“These people focused this sufferer after which deceived and threatened him,” Suffolk County District Lawyer Kevin Hayden stated. “This calculated theft may have resulted in accidents or worse. I’m glad the sufferer was not harm and rapidly received police concerned. This incident is a reminder of how necessary it’s to make use of a protected alternate location when coping with unknown purchasers to make sure everybody’s security.”