{"id":262081,"date":"2026-05-07T14:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262081\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:46:09","slug":"boy-16-accused-of-carjacking-corvette-driver-at-gunpoint-in-miami-dade-charged-as-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262081\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 16, accused of carjacking Corvette driver at gunpoint in Miami-Dade charged as adult"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2014 A 16-year-old boy accused of carjacking a Chevrolet Corvette at gunpoint and leading authorities on a high-speed chase across Miami-Dade County<\/a> earlier this year is now being charged as an adult, according to jail records obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday. <\/p>\n

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Authorities identified the suspect as Kelvin Jamari Thomas. <\/p>\n

Jail records show he is facing charges including armed robbery\/carjacking, aggravated fleeing and eluding and cocaine possession with intent to sell or deliver.<\/p>\n

The incident happened just after 1 a.m. Feb. 5 near Northwest Fifth Avenue and Northwest 29th Street in Wynwood. <\/p>\n

According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, two victims were sitting inside a gray 2025 Chevrolet Corvette shortly after 1 a.m. when an armed suspect approached the driver\u2019s side door wearing a Nike Tech hoodie and a black ski mask.<\/p>\n

Police said Thomas pointed a gun at both victims and ordered them out of the vehicle before demanding the keys.<\/p>\n

The victims complied, and the suspect drove away in the Corvette.<\/p>\n

One of the victims left a cellphone inside the vehicle and used a GPS application to track both the phone and the Corvette, police said. Officers later traced the vehicle as it traveled through Homestead and eventually toward Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n

Authorities from the Florida Highway Patrol, and Miami Gardens Police Department and MPD coordinated efforts to locate the Corvette.<\/p>\n

According to a separate FHP arrest report, troopers spotted the Corvette near Northwest Seventh Road and Northwest 168th Drive in Miami Gardens around 2 a.m. after a be-on-the-lookout alert was issued.<\/p>\n

Troopers attempted a traffic stop, but the Corvette fled at speeds reaching approximately 120 mph through residential streets and onto the Palmetto Expressway, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The pursuit ended when the Corvette crashed near Northwest 42nd Avenue and Northwest 183rd Street, slamming into a police vehicle and a fence at a nearby Shell gas station, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

Police said Thomas then ran from the wrecked Corvette before officers captured him after a brief foot chase.<\/p>\n

They said a black handgun and black ski mask were recovered near the crashed vehicle.<\/p>\n

While being escorted to a patrol vehicle, Thomas allegedly told troopers, \u201cI just took the car, that\u2019s it,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

During questioning, detectives said Thomas also removed a plastic bag containing suspected cocaine from his hoodie pocket and threw it on the ground.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, he was being held at the Metrowest Detention Center, where his bond was not listed at this time. <\/p>\n

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