Overview
- Michael J. Guerrero, 36, pleaded not guilty Monday and is being held without bail pending an Oct. 6 dangerousness hearing.
- Prosecutors say the victim returned after hours to the Pembroke 99 Restaurant to retrieve her phone and wallet when a man posing as a valet entered her car and drove off.
- The suspect allegedly demanded lewd acts, claimed he had a gun, and fled at a Rhode Island intersection after tossing the car keys away.
- Investigators released surveillance images, gathered tips from nearby restaurant workers, and traced rideshare trips linking the suspect to local bars and restaurants.
- Guerrero was arrested in Providence on Sept. 24, extradited to Massachusetts the next day, and faces charges including carjacking, kidnapping, indecent assault and battery on a person over 60, assault with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60, and threat to commit a crime.