A nun became the victim of a carjacking in Washington D.C. but as the perpetrator held a gun to her head, she still had the heart to bless him when she handed over her car keys.
The unnamed Catholic nun, who belongs to the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara Convent, was walking towards the convent minivan parked on Quincy Street last Monday at around 7 p.m. when she encountered a man whose face was covered with a bandana, according to court documents cited by NBC Washington.
The sister reportedly caught the young man in the act as he was taking the minivan's stereo. As the nun approached the vehicle, Brown demanded for the keys. When the nun didn't budge, he pointed a gun to her temple.
"May God bless you," the nun told the carjacker as he grabbed the keys and apparently sped off in the van.
The nun was able to run back to the safety of the convent where the incident was reported to the police. The police spotted the man driving the minivan some 3.5 miles from where he threatened the sister and he reportedly tried to evade arrest by rolling over and damaging other vehicles, including a police car.
The short chase, however, ended with the man in custody. Police charged the 20-year-old with carjacking and carrying a gun without a license.
During the investigation, the man told the police that he thought the sister was a regular person dressed up in a nun's costume and that he only realized she was a real nun when he heard her give him a blessing.
The perpetrator is being held without bond.
One resident who has lived next door to the convent for the last 24 years expressed concern over the carjacking. Tommie Robinson told the WUSA9 network: "If a person would approach someone associated with a religious organization, who knows what they would do to an ordinary person."
