Guilty Verdict for Man who Tried to Carjack Woman

AN ALBUQUERQUE JURY HAS FOUND A MAN WHO TRIED TO CARJACK A WOMAN LAST YEAR GUILTY ON A NUMBER OF CHARGES, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, RESISTING ARREST, AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER.

LEE BRANDENBURG TRIED TO STEAL THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STATE REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT ON SAN ANTONIO NORTHEAST. HE HAD WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A BB-GUN, AND WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, HE POINTED IT AT THEM…AND BRANDENBURG AND THE CARJACKING VICTIM WERE BOTH SHOT AND WOUNDED.

SENTENCING IS SET FOR JUNE.

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