WBFF (Baltimore, MD) – Three men suspected of participating in two separate armed attacks within 24 hours used payment for transportation to lull their victims into a false sense of security.

Charging documents show Shawn Fleming and David Sines hired an Uber driver to pick them up in the 2800 block of Edgecombe Circle South on Oct. 24. The Uber driver showed up in a 2022 Toyota Highlander and lost his SUV to his passengers after one of them expressed displeasure that the drop-off bar was closed.

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Fleming and Sines reportedly made two stop requests on an Uber account before picking up the ride-sharing vehicle. Investigators say in charging documents that the two men asked to be taken to Kitty’s Lounge in the 3200 block of Greenmount Avenue, but discovered it was closed when the Uber driver took them there.

The Uber driver told police that Fleming accused him of wasting $50. Fleming then had the driver take him and Sines to a second location. Court records show that while en route to the second location, Fleming allegedly told the Uber driver, “You know how much people die for things like this.”

Fleming then told the driver to stop the vehicle or he would be killed. So the driver pulled over to MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, where Fleming pulled an object the Uber driver assumed was a firearm from a black bag, got out of the SUV and walked to the driver’s side door, according to charging documents. .

The Uber driver got out of the SUV and ran away, leaving the iPhone behind. Fleming followed him for a bit before returning to the Toyota Highlander.

Police learned of the carjacking a few minutes after 2am. That’s when the Uber driver was able to flag down an officer as the person drove to MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, according to court records.

Officers were instructed to be on the lookout for the stolen SUV via a citywide broadcast. Police found the Toyota Highlander near a Marathon gas station in the 1200 block of West Cold Spring Lane around 2:45 a.m.

Once Fleming and Sines were in police custody, the Uber driver was asked to determine whether or not they were the passengers who left in his SUV. After the Uber driver was able to confirm their identities, robbery detectives interviewed the two men, according to court records.

Sines was interviewed first. Charging documents describe how Sines didn’t say or do anything while in the Uber vehicle. Sines told detectives he “didn’t see a gun and didn’t hear any threats.”

The police took Sines to the Central Booking and Admission Center after the interview. Court records show he faces charges of armed carjacking, robbery, second-degree assault, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and theft under $1,000.

Officers also took Fleming to the Central Booking and Admission Center. Fleming’s charging documents were not available at the time this story was published.

About 19 hours later, Nathaniel Lawrence, 18, flagged down a man driving a Lexus in the 1300 block of Valley Street and offered to pay him for a ride in his luxury vehicle. Shortly after sliding into the passenger street, he pulled out a gun and told the driver to “drop everything and get out of the car,” according to court records.

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The driver complied with Lawrence’s request and Lawrence drove off in the Lexus. Investigators described in charging documents how the driver’s speedy departure caused him to leave several cellphones behind and was able to track at least one of them with GPS technology. A friend with access to the phone was able to help investigators track down the stolen vehicle.

Investigators learned that the Lexus was driving on West Hamburg Street, just outside of Pigtown. Court records describe how the Baltimore Police Department’s helicopter crew assisted them by monitoring the vehicle’s movements — following it after Lawrence began speeding and driving erratically.

Lawrence “drove on sidewalks and wrong ways of travel,” according to court records. He drove back to the city’s east side, where he had originally taken the Lexus, but lost control after hitting another vehicle in the 2300 block of Harford Road.

The Lexus overturned and came to rest on its roof near the intersection of Harford Road and 25th Street.

Officers later removed Lawrence from the wreckage and placed him in handcuffs. They searched him for a gun but did not find one, according to charging documents.

Court records show the owner of the Lexus was able to identify Lawrence as the person who took her at gunpoint.

Officers took Lawrence to the Central Booking and Intake Center. He faces charges of auto theft, auto theft, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle, theft of $25,000 to under $100,000, armed robbery and robbery.