(BPR) A George Soros-backed Louisiana district attorney, who ran a campaign on bail reform and social justice, just became the victim of a violent crime.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and his elderly mother were carjacked at gunpoint on Monday in New Orleans by two suspects, according to reports which were confirmed by district attorney’s office spokesperson Keith Lampkin.
“OPDA confirms that DA Williams and his 78-year-old mother were carjacked at gunpoint as he was helping her into a car,” Lampkin told WVUE in New Orleans. “DA Williams and his mother were unharmed, and both thank the [New Orleans Police Department] for their hard work tonight and every night responding to crime victims.”
At around 10 p.m. on Race Street in the Lower Garden District, the two armed suspects allegedly demanded Williams’ black Lincoln Navigator, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The suspects did not get far, however, as the district attorney reportedly held on to the key fob in his pocket.
The vehicle was recovered later “at an undisclosed Uptown location,” according to police, WVUE reported. The NOPD noted that the same three suspects were responsible for another carjacking half a mile away about 30 minutes after targeting Williams. Early Wednesday reports indicate that two arrests have been made.
“It’s been a long night,” Williams, who reportedly only has a security detail during work hours, told a reporter from the station around 12:40 a.m. as he spoke with police outside his home later.
The audio from Williams’ 911 call was obtained by WWL-TV which shared it in an online news report.
“They kept repeating get out of the car, get out of the car,” Williams told the station. “I said okay, put my hands up, two guns, I’m not going to fight anybody. But I said I can’t until I get my mom out of the car.”
“It is every bit as horrific as it sounded when I have sat and listened to crime victims,” Williams told WWL-TV about the experience.
