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02-03-2009, 09:24 AM
Teen charged in attempted carjacking of Dallas officer
12:42 AM CST on Tuesday, February 3, 2009
By JASON WHITELY / WFAA-TV
DALLAS – Even the most veteran Dallas police officers have never heard of a crime like the one a fellow officer encountered over the weekend.
John Lewis Johnson, 18, tried to carjack a Dallas police sergeant who was driving a marked patrol car with its emergency lights on, said Dep. Chief Rick Watson.
Investigators told News 8 that Johnson first tried to carjack three other drivers in southwest Dallas Saturday afternoon.
When DPD responded to calls for help, Johnson reappeared unarmed and dressed in different clothing from what witnesses described. He opened the patrol car’s passenger door and demanded the officer’s weapon and police car, Watson said.
“Well it was at that time that Sgt. Charles Young grabbed the suspect’s arm,” Watson said. “The suspect yanked away from him and proceeded to run. Sgt. Young gave chase, and a short distance later apprehended the suspect without incident.”
It’s uncertain if Johnson was under the influence of anything.
He refused a medical test, Watson said.
Johnson is in the Dallas County jail charged with four counts of robbery and one count of retaliation for threatening one of the initial attempted carjacking victims if she called police.
No one was hurt.
12:42 AM CST on Tuesday, February 3, 2009
By JASON WHITELY / WFAA-TV
DALLAS – Even the most veteran Dallas police officers have never heard of a crime like the one a fellow officer encountered over the weekend.
John Lewis Johnson, 18, tried to carjack a Dallas police sergeant who was driving a marked patrol car with its emergency lights on, said Dep. Chief Rick Watson.
Investigators told News 8 that Johnson first tried to carjack three other drivers in southwest Dallas Saturday afternoon.
When DPD responded to calls for help, Johnson reappeared unarmed and dressed in different clothing from what witnesses described. He opened the patrol car’s passenger door and demanded the officer’s weapon and police car, Watson said.
“Well it was at that time that Sgt. Charles Young grabbed the suspect’s arm,” Watson said. “The suspect yanked away from him and proceeded to run. Sgt. Young gave chase, and a short distance later apprehended the suspect without incident.”
It’s uncertain if Johnson was under the influence of anything.
He refused a medical test, Watson said.
Johnson is in the Dallas County jail charged with four counts of robbery and one count of retaliation for threatening one of the initial attempted carjacking victims if she called police.
No one was hurt.