Charge: Seattle carjacking victim had to explain reverse gear to teen robbers The defendant is a 17-year-old girl

A 17-year-old girl was sentenced to two years of juvenile detention last week in which she and an accomplice stole a man's car on Beacon Hill, but only after asking him how to place the car in reverse.

Her co-defendant is a 15-year-old boy whose case still awaits a resolution.

The incident occurred Aug. 2 in the 5300 block of 16th Avenue South, according to court records.

When police arrived shortly after 11:30 p.m., they spoke to the victim, who said he had just puled into his driveway and got out of his vehicle when he was approached by two people, a male and female.

He said the female pulled out a black pistol and pointed it at him from about 5 to 6 feet away, saying, "Give me the keys to your car," police reports say.

The man handed over his keys, and then, at the male robber's insistence, handed over all his cash, amounting to $400 to $600, according to court records.

The robbers then told the victim to get on the ground and stay there. They got into the car and remained there for about 20 to 30 seconds before getting back out and asking the victim -- still on the ground -- how to put the vehicle in reverse.

The victim reportedly explained the process to them, allowing the bandits to pull away and take off in the car.

While officers interviewed the victim, other cops found the victim's vehicle at Swift Avenue South and South Albro Place, reports indicate. Cops activated their emergency lights and sirens to stop the car, but the driver tried to evade police, hitting a fire hydrant along the way at Corgiat Drive South and Ursula Place South. The vehicle eventually stopped in the 6200 block of Airport Way South.

Police detained the 17-year-old girl, who was the only occupant of the car at the time.

She initially told officers that there was no one with her when she committed the carjacking, but prosecutors eventually charged a 15-year-old boy in juvenile court for his part in the heist.

Authorities learned that the 17-year-old was reported missing out of Kentucky and could not get in touch with her mother.

She was initially charged as an adult, but the case was handed back to juvenile court because of her lack of a criminal record.

The girl pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery this month and was sentenced to 103 to 129 weeks of detention.

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