Sen. Corker releases details of daughter's carjacking

Sen. Bob Corker's (R-Tenn.) office released details Thursday of his daughter Julia's alleged carjacking, which took place Wednesday night at 9:15 p.m. outside the Verizon Center.

Julia Corker, 22, was driving her Chevy Tahoe home when an assailant tapped on the window of the vehicle, prompting her to roll it down. The thieves then yanked her from the car and threw her to the ground before speeding off. Julia Corker (shown on the right, with her family) sustained minor scrapes and bruises but was otherwise unharmed.

A few blocks away from the Verizon Center, Sen. Corker was eating dinner with his chief of staff, Todd Womack, when he received a phone call from his daughter and rushed to the scene.

The vehicle was located by police using an OnStar device. It had been driven to Suitland, Md., southeast of Washington, where police apprehended two people, both now in custody.

The senator praised the work of the police involved and thanked them for the quick return of the car.

Although the suspects were taken into custody in Maryland, Seat Pleasant Police Sgt. Leroy Patterson told CNN that "It was determined [D.C. Metropolitan Police] will handle the actual charges, because the incident happened in Washington, D.C."