Man arrested after attempting to carjack 3 women in SLC, police say

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – A man is behind bars after police say he targeted young women in a series of car thefts in Salt Lake City.

35-year-old Oscar Jimenez has been arrested on three counts for robbery, misidentification by the police and misconduct.

According to arrest documents, Jimenez tried to push a woman out of the driver’s door when she got out of her car.

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The woman told police that she would then have to fight Jimenez to prevent him from stealing her vehicle

Jimenez reportedly tried to get into two other vehicles that were also driven by women, arrest documents show.

Witnesses told police that according to arrest documents, Jimenez appeared to be targeting young women in particular.

Jimenez was arrested and taken to the Salt Lake County Jail. He is being held without bail.

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