A Waukegan woman is facing charges of attempted vehicle carjacking after using a metal pole to threaten a person before breaking open the front door of a car dealership and stealing the keys to a Lexus, authorities said.

Shabrel Wester, 29, has been charged with felony attempted carjacking, felony possession of a stolen automobile, felony theft and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for attempting to carjack a vehicle then breaking into Elite Motors in the 100 block of Green Bay Road to steal a Lexus, court records show.