By Kim Bell

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — A man who gave police a detailed description of two men who carjacked him at gunpoint Thursday actually lied about the crime, police say.

Turns out, his car was taken by two women he had picked up for sex, police now say.

The car’s owner, 21, originally told police he was carjacked while sitting in his car in the 2100 block of East John Avenue about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. He said a man was suddenly standing next to his car door, pointing a gun at him.

His original account to police was that the gunman ordered him out of the car, and he got out. Then, the gunman and his accomplice jumped in and drove away. The car’s owner told police he ran to the 1900 block of Obear Avenue and called for help.

He provided detailed — albeit fictitious — descriptions of the robbers, from their height to the color of their sweatshirts and pants. One was stocky, the other thin. The gunman wore a bandana over his face, the man said.