"According to court records, Warren told his grandmother at the start of the ordeal: We both dying tonight. He allegedly forced her at gunpoint into the driver's seat of a car and demanded she drive him to another relative's home in Oakland."
"While they were driving on westbound Highway 24, Warren fired a shot into the vehicle floorboard and another toward his grandmother that missed her but shattered the driver's side window, the records say. The vehicle ran out of gas as they were driving on Highway 13 and the woman pulled over."
"The suspect, Omari Orel Warren, 36, was charged Feb.19 with attempted murder, kidnapping, assault with a semi-automatic firearm, elder abuse and felon in possession of a firearm. According to court records, he has four prior felony convictions including one in October 2024 for felon in possession of a firearm, for which he is on parole."
Omari Orel Warren, 36, was arrested on February 14 after California Highway Patrol responded to a physical altercation on southbound Highway 13 in Oakland. Warren allegedly kidnapped his grandmother, with whom he lives in East Contra Costa County, forcing her at gunpoint to drive to Oakland. During the drive on Highway 24, he fired shots inside the vehicle, one striking the floorboard and another shattering the driver's side window. When the vehicle ran out of gas on Highway 13, Warren allegedly beat his grandmother with his fists and a gun. He was charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, assault with a semi-automatic firearm, elder abuse, and felon in possession of a firearm. Warren has four prior felony convictions and was on parole for a previous firearm offense. He was held without bail and scheduled for a court appearance on March 17.
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