SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – A 20-year-old Scottsburg man is behind bars, charged with an armed carjacking in Halifax County. Ryan Carter is jailed on charges of carjacking and use a firearm in the commission of a felony.

South Boston Police responded to the Hupps Mill Plaza just before 8 a.m. Wednesday, where a 53-year-old man told them that a young man pointed a gun at him and stole his Jeep.

Around 1:30 that afternoon, police found the stolen 2006 Jeep crashed on Boyd Street in South Boston. Carter was still inside and he was taken into custody without incident.

Carter was placed in the Halifax Adult Detention Center where he is being held without bond.