A 24-year-old man has been hit with a number of fees in St St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana after hitting a police officer along with his white Dodge Challenger Hellcat.
Kody McElveen was being pursued by police on the time when a deputy with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deployed spike strips on Freeway 36 close to Covington. Video of the incident reveals McElveen veering in the direction of the officer who was ready on the aspect of the highway earlier than hitting him with the passenger aspect of the muscle automotive, flinging the officer to the bottom.
4WWL studies that the 24-year-old drove down I-12 and exited Louisiana Freeway 1077. The Challenger was quickly present in a Rouse’s car parking zone and witnesses claimed that McElveen was within the retailer. He tried to flee the scene on foot however was arrested by deputies. He was carrying a gun on the time.
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The motive force was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Heart for Tried Homicide of a Police Officer, Aggravated Assault with a Motor Automobile Upon a Peace Officer, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Aggravated Flight from an Officer, Reckless Operation, Possession of Schedule I (marijuana) and 6 counts of failure to cease or yield.
It’s understood that McElveen initially fled authorities when a deputy patrolling a part of Freeway 36 seen the Challenger had no license plates. Quite than stopping, the 24-year-old determined to make a run for it.
Authorities are persevering with to analyze the incident and video of it has already began to flow into throughout social media. Whereas it appears the officer who was hit took a strong knock to their legs and torso, he will be seen rapidly getting again as much as his ft and utilizing his radio. In response to the police report, he was handled for minor accidents.
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