Victim beats up carjacker, drives away

Orlando, Florida - Police said a would-be carjacker was beaten and left lying in an Orlando parking lot when he picked on the wrong victim. Lt. Arnold Alvarez said a witness called police reporting that a man was approached by the suspect in a lot near Millenia Boulevard and West Oak Ridge Road. The suspect, later identified as 54-year-old Richard J. McCandles, demanded that the driver hand over his keys, police said. After beating McCandles up, the driver got into his car and drove off, Alvarez said. Officers said they arrived to find the McCandles lying on the ground. More