US teen arrested after ‘bragging’ on Snapchat about police chase in stolen car

Police had no other major leads after the high-speed chase until the following weekend, when Ridgeland investigators received a video posted to Cervantes' Snapchat story wherein the 17-year-old can be seen ‘bragging’ about the high-speed chase. — Reuters

After robbing partygoers of a Camaro at gunpoint and escaping a police chase through Hardeeville, 17-year-old Jasper County resident Victor Cervantes took to Snapchat to brag about the feat, according to the Ridgeland Police Department.

Cervantes and the 16-year-old boy who accompanied him were charged Monday with carjacking, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, jail records show. A 17-year old charged with a Class A felony is not considered a juvenile under South Carolina law, meaning Cervantes has been charged as an adult. Due to his status as a minor, the 16-year-old has not been publicly identified and will be tried through the Family Court system.