A man was sentenced on Thursday by the criminal court of Chambéry (Savoie).
He was sentenced to four years in prison for a car-jacking committed last August, reports
Le Dauphiné Libéré
.
The 39-year-old defendant appeared for theft with violence, forcible confinement, driving under the influence and violence against persons holding public authority.
Threatened with a barber's razor
The facts took place in the early morning, in Chambéry.
The 30-year-old, who had spent the night at a disco, got into the vehicle of a caregiver who had just finished her service at the hospital.
He threatened her with a barber's razor.
The victim managed to escape and the defendant stole his vehicle.
The police were able to track him thanks to the woman's cell phone left in the back seat.
At the time of the arrest, they had to shoot five times in his direction, because he refused to surrender.
Known to justice with 17 mentions to his credit, he was sentenced to five years in prison, two of which were suspended on probation.
But a previous reprieve was revoked.
He was kept in detention.
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