MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Authorities say a child led police on a chase around Meridian Wednesday night before hitting a deputy.
Authorities say a little before 8 p.m., a 12-year-old girl stole her mother’s car at Southern Estates on Valley Road. When sheriff’s deputies responded, she led them on a chase. Witnesses tell Newscenter 11 she drove in circles around the area several times at a high rate of speed, endangering many children in the area.
Sheriff Billy Sollie says one of the deputies laid out spike strips during the chase, but the girl kept going and hit the deputy with her car. One witness says he was right there when it happened.
“She cut us off, wide open,” Charles Brown says. “The officer threw the spikes out and blew the tires out, and she still kept going and tried to come back around again. The officer, I guess he was trying to get the spikes out the road or something, and she ran him over.”
Several witnesses say that’s when they heard around five gunshots.
“It was a scream,” Brown says. “Really a scream because the second officer, he jumped out his car and went to firing shots at the car.”
The deputy was injured, but his injuries are not life-threatening. The sheriff confirms a deputy did fire shots. The girl was not injured and is now in custody.
Sheriff Sollie says the Mississppi Bureau of investigation will be handling the case since a deputy was injured and shots were fired.
lol @ 12. wow
that kids got major street cred in her hood already
her children must be proud
"Southern estates", I think we have a different definition of "Estates".
At that speed that should probably be attempted murder or at least aggravated assault? FP, what is your take on possible charges here? Or will she get a slap on the wrist due to age?
ranier wolfcastle -that kids got major street cred in her hood already
her children must be proud
I laughed… a lot
Cops could have just shot the key out if the ignition instead of trying to kill this poor child...
Dashabox -"Southern estates", I think we have a different definition of "Estates".
At that speed that should probably be attempted murder or at least aggravated assault? FP, what is your take on possible charges here? Or will she get a slap on the wrist due to age?
Probably juvie until 18.
What a fucking shithole (not racist, ok maybe a little)
Fake Pie -Dashabox -"Southern estates", I think we have a different definition of "Estates".
At that speed that should probably be attempted murder or at least aggravated assault? FP, what is your take on possible charges here? Or will she get a slap on the wrist due to age?
Probably juvie until 18.
Not even close.
In most states you can’t be tried as an adult until at least 13 (murder) but usually 14 and above (robbery, etc).
Her case will be heard in Family Court and she’ll get 18 months, perhaps a little longer if she’s a total fuck up while in detention/residential placement.
Goest -Freeman -Cops should have killed her
Take some burden off the system
That kid’s father must be so disappointed.
Ah, who am I kidding. What father?
They’ll blame GTA as always
tenchu - That kid's father must be so disappointed.Ah, who am I kidding. What father?
LMFAO!! Fucking love the OG.
ranier wolfcastle -that kids got major street cred in her hood already
her children must be proud
LOL dude it took me a second
well done sir
Hood Rat Kid 2018
Kill the hood rat. Run someone over? Shoot to stop.