On March 12, 2014 at 1:18 a.m., a Tucson Police Officer saw a 2001 Chevy S-10 driving erratically through a neighborhood near East 31st Street and South Columbus Boulevard. When the Officer pulled behind the vehicle, it drove into an apartment complex in the 4600 block of East 29th Street. The suspect then jumped out of the vehicle while it was still moving, dropping his handgun as he attempted to flee. A short time after, officers were able to locate him at a unit inside the apartment complex. The suspect was identified as 18 year old Tucson resident.
The investigation revealed that the suspect was connected to a previous robbery case as well as a separate drive-by-shooting incident. It was also discovered that moments before the officer spotted the suspect; he had robbed a citizen and stolen the vehicle he was found in.
The suspect was booked into the Pima County Jail on Aggravated Assault, Robbery, And Auto Theft charges.
This apprehension resulted in the closure of three separate violent crimes from one officer’s initiative to make one traffic stop.