Posted on 03/01/2017 2:11:59 PM PST by Ray76
WEBSTER PARISH, LA (KSLA) - An 18-year-old is back in police custody after a chase and dramatic crash during which a pickup went airborne and landed on a car in Webster Parish.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dixie Inn.
Kevonte Dekorey Austin, 18, an escaped work-release participant, was taken into custody.
Webster Sheriff Gary Sexton said the events began to unfold when a deputy pulled over the driver of a Toyota Tacoma speeding on U.S. Highway 371.
As the deputy spoke with the driver outside the pickup, the truck's passenger slid into the driver's seat and sped off.
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The Village of Dixie Inn has a gem in Hamburger Happiness...and yes, I will travel the 30 miles to feast!
Kevonte DeKorey Austin, 18, of Greenwood, is charged with attempted
first-degree murder, aggravated flight, theft of a motor vehicle, aggravated
criminal damage to property, attempted carjacking and reckless operation
of a motor vehicle.
Austin is held in Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center without bond. He
walked away from a work release program Feb. 8 in Caddo Parish.
A man who was initially with Austin prior to a traffic stop for speeding also
is in BDCC. Durioki Deshone Hawkins, 23, of Shreveport, is charged with
speeding 79 in a 55 mph zone and illegal possession of a stolen item.
Hawkins has a probation hold out of Caddo Parish. He's also on an
investigative hold for Webster Parish as sheriff's investigators try to
determine "what else he's been involved with," Sheriff Gary Sexton said.
Deputies detained Hawkins after stopping him and Austin for the traffic
citation. But a deputy also discovered the two were in a pickup truck
reported as stolen from Shreveport.
Hawkins got out of the truck. Austin sped off, Sexton said.
Sounds like a running back to me. How did he miss out on an NCAA scholarship? Rap sheet not long enough?
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