BANGOR, Maine — A local woman was with two friends last week when they decided to drive to the store just after midnight. But they discovered her ex-boyfriend in her car, and he “made some demands for a ride,” Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Tuesday. They gave Jonathan Birtz, 29, a Bangor transient, a ride to Hammond Street early on June 19, but he apparently wasn’t happy when he got to his destination. “He threatened to hurt her with a knife,” the sergeant said of the victim, a 31-year-old woman. She told police Birtz “carjacked or pushed her out of the car before taking it,” Edwards said. Once she and the others were out of the car, Birtz got into the driver’s seat and took off.  The officers located Birtz, who was not cooperative, and when they tried to pat him down to look for the knife, he became irate and started fighting them, the sergeant said.“He began to flail and fight with the officers,” Edwards said. “Birtz was trying to punch and swing at the officers” and after a scuffle “they finally got him to the ground.”

This is the classic case of beggars can’t be choosers.   I mean when you’re homeless and hiding in your ex girlfriends car in Bangor and demand a ride and she gives you a ride you can’t turn around and say you’re unhappy with where she took you and then carjack the shit out of them.  Rule #1 of carjacking.  Don’t carjack somebody you know.  Cops are going to find you 100% of the time that way.  Next thing you know you’re in jail with 2 eyes that look like you went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.  Rookie ball indeed.