Philadelphia police on Saturday identified a man suspected of stabbing and kidnapping a family driver of a pizza delivery man in the car, who was captured by dozens of police officers after a swift chase by the Philadelphia police. police.
Police identified the man as Marcel Jenkins, 33, of Strawberry Mansion. They say he chased behind the wheel of a fleeing car, which ended shortly before midnight when he accidentally drove through Franklin Square on the border of Center City and Northern Liberties, just a block from the city’s headquarters. the police.
A man allegedly chased a pizza guy with his family inside the car, tossed the vehicle, hijacked another one and led Philadelphia police on a fast chase through I-95 and street entrances. Police say he even drove into their head office parking lot and drove away.
Jenkins was dragged out of the vehicle by the number of police officers at about 11:15 p.m., Capt. Police officers Nicholas DeBlasis said officers had to use their stun guns to subdue the suspect.
Later Saturday, prosecutors charged Jenkins with three counts of kidnapping the first-degree, two counts of first-year hijacking, second-degree assault on a police officer, five counts of criminal malice and other related charges of Friday night’s incidents.
A spokesman for District Attorney Larry Krasner says Jenkins is being held on $ 750,000 bail and will adjudicate a court order.
The man, who was later identified as Jenkins, also raced on Interstate 95 for a while before going to superficial streets. At one point, the suspect even went to the police headquarters parking lot, made donuts and gave officers the middle finger, DeBlasis said.
The NBC10 SkyForce10 was live and followed by the pursuit, which takes about 20 minutes before ending in the park.
The delivery man and his family were not harmed. Police said they were not in the vehicle involved with police.
A man of pizza deliveries stopping near North Broad Street and Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia has his worst nightmare come true. Someone stabbed him in the car and kidnapped his wife and two young children, police said. NBC10 reporter Drew Smith told the story of the kidnapping before the suspect led police on a chase through the city.
The initial car hijacking and kidnapping took place around 8:30 p.m., during a stop by a delivery man for one of the City View pizza shops. The pizza man got out of his car near North Broad Street and Erielaan, and then the carjacker jumped in.
But the wife of the pizza delivery man and two young children aged 2 and 4 were still in the car.
They were finally found unharmed by police about two hours later.
While officers after the kidnapping were still searching for the motorist, they received a call about an accident at the intersection of 21st and Spring Garden streets, DeBlasis said. The suspect apparently had a woman behind him before getting out of the first car, threatening to shoot the woman and then take off in her car, the captain said.
Officers quickly located a second vehicle that allegedly stole the suspect, and then the chase began.
It wound through the Old City and sometimes drove in the opposite direction from one-way streets and for a short time on Interstate 95. At one point, two police vehicles collided while speeding, DeBlasis said.
The chase eventually ended in Franklin Square near police headquarters, where the man was driving in the snow before officers chased him out of their cars, swarmed him and dragged him out.
Despite the chaos, no one was hurt, DeBlasis said.
‘This accused was very rude. We are very happy with the result, ‘he said.