An 18-year-old son of the head of the Liberian Embassy, arrested on charges including carjacking and robbery, was released from police custody under diplomatic immunity.
Police in suburban Montgomery County, Md., arrested Thomas K. Kollie and two other teenagers in connection with a carjacking in Silver Spring. Police said about 13 males attacked three men in the car Friday night, took their vehicle and drove into two parked cars in a parking lot. Police believe the three men in the car and three of the suspects were involved in a fight earlier in the evening. . . .
[U]nder Geneva conventions regarding treatment of diplomatic legations, diplomats and members of their immediate families are entitled to immunity from prosecution on charges allegedly committed in the United States. The younger Kollie told The Washington Post he was not involved in the alleged carjacking.
A State Department spokeswoman said in similar cases the department asks local authorities whether they want to prosecute. If they do, the foreign government is requested to waive immunity. Otherwise, the alleged offender normally would be deported in serious cases.
Details here from the AP.