UPDATE: Violent Carjacking Suspects Captured Following Manhunt
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: March 16, 2012
Drew County authorities confirmed to KARK 4 News that all three carjacking suspects are in custody.
The trio is underage. Law enforcement is considering whether to charge them as adults.
Original Story:
Authorities are searching for a suspect considered armed and dangerous who was involved in a violent attack on a good samaritan.
The incident happened shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday in the Ladelle area of Drew County in the southern part of the state.
Law enforcement tells KARK 4 a concerned citizen stopped on the side of the road and called authorities after seeing that a vehicle ran out of gas and the occupants were stranded. While the deputy was en route to the area, police believe the people in the stranded vehicle stabbed and beat the caller before swiping his truck.
The caller was rushed to a hospital. His condition is currently unknown.
The suspects drove south on Highway 425 eventually smashing into a power pole outside Lacey. According to Monticello Live, the wreck knocked out power to roughly 500 people.
Three people took off on foot. Authorities were able to captured two of them but a third remains at large.
The Drew County Sheriff's Office warns the suspect still on the run is considered armed and dangerous.
