A St. Louis, Missouri, man was deterred from an alleged carjacking when the driver offered to pray with him, KMOV reported Sunday citing a police report.
Romel Taylor, 37, was charged Thursday with first-degree attempted robbery and armed criminal action in connection to the Oct. 18 incident. The suspect also faces felony robbery charges in two separate cases, according to KMOV.
The driver, after allegedly being threatened with an axe by Taylor as he exited his car, asked the suspect to join him in prayer, according to KMOV. The suspect reportedly walked away from the scene as the driver began to pray.
Police say man’s prayer caused ax-wielding carjacker in St. Louis to walk away https://t.co/fd9i32ssgF
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Taylor was allegedly also involved in a bank robbery on Oct. 20 at the Bank of America on St. Louis Avenue. He allegedly handed a…