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Suspected carjacker leads law enforcement on cross-parish pursuit after holding gun to woman's head

1 hour 34 minutes 13 seconds ago Friday, February 07 2025 Feb 7, 2025 February 07, 2025 4:29 PM February 07, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A man allegedly carjacked a woman in Denham Springs and fled, leading multiple agencies on a cross-parish chase before being arrested Friday. 

Thomas Johnson, 18, was arrested by deputies, an East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office spokesperson said. 

The Denham Springs Police Department said the first call regarding the incident came in shortly after 11 a.m. A woman said the suspect came up to her car and put a gun to her head before stealing her vehicle in the parking lot of the Denham Springs Walmart. 

Johnson allegedly drove from the Walmart into Baton Rouge where they crashed the vehicle on Greenwell Springs Road near Oak Villa. He then allegedly led law enforcement on a short foot pursuit following the crash and were arrested. 

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