Former Marine fights off armed teen carjackers in Oxon Hill

A daylight carjacking attempt outside an Oxon Hill home turned into a close-range struggle when four teenagers surrounded Jheyco Borda, demanded his phone, truck keys and other valuables, and one pointed a handgun at his head.

The confrontation happened outside a home on Leyte Drive shortly before 4:45 p.m. on June 5, and surveillance video captured how fast it escalated from a theft attempt into a life-threatening encounter. Borda, a former U.S. Marine Corps member, said he was working on his pickup truck and installing a dashcam when he noticed a group that appeared to be teens approaching. He later said he first saw about six kids on the block, and one wore a face mask.

According to Borda, the truck could be started with his phone rather than a traditional key, which made the demand for the phone part of the attempted theft. Borda used a brief distraction to grab control of the gun and fight back. During the struggle, the gun fired and the bullet struck the truck instead of a person.

The fight did not end there. Borda said his brother, Peter, rushed over to help, and his father, Pedro, joined in and helped restrain the suspects until police arrived. One suspect was treated for minor injuries before being taken into custody, and Borda was treated at the scene for a small cut he suffered in the struggle.

WUSA9 reported that Borda credited military training, including weapons safety and split-second decision-making, with helping him react under pressure. NBC4 Washington reported that Borda said this would have been the second carjacking in front of his home, a detail that underscores the daily fear many drivers in Prince George’s County face when a seemingly routine stop outside the house turns dangerous in seconds.

Prince George’s County police said the case remained an active investigation and that they were consulting with the State’s Attorney’s Office on possible charges. WJLA reported that two teens were arrested after the attempted carjacking, and police said the suspects had been identified.

The case also reflects how the county now treats carjacking as a distinct public-safety problem. Prince George’s County police maintain a Carjacking Interdiction Unit within the Strategic Investigations Division, a sign that these offenses are being handled as a specific enforcement priority. County crime-information pages note that carjacking is tracked as a Maryland-specific category and that local figures can differ from federal reporting because the act is often counted as robbery under FBI UCR rules.

Prince George’s County police say the department has more than 1,500 officers serving nearly 900,000 residents and business owners. For Oxon Hill drivers, the lesson from Leyte Drive is stark: a carjacking can unfold in moments, in broad daylight, and with little warning.