According to the RoA Defense Ministry’s Press Department, a man drove through an Armenian border checkpoint into Azerbaijan on January 10 at about 7p.m. In the car, were the man’s wife and three children, aged seven, six and three. The driver, Yeghishe Gevorgyan, neglected the warnings issued by the Armenian border officials and drove through the checkpoint located at Yeraskh and entered Nakhijevan. The car came under fire from Azerbaijani security forces as it plowed through into Azerbaijani territory. The Defense Ministry report states that Armenian border personnel did not open fire on the car given that there were children inside. Yeghishe Gevorgyan has eight prior convictions for car theft, robbery and other assorted crimes.