Authorities on Wednesday arrested a man accused of stealing a vehicle with a baby from inside the parking lot of a Chalmette business. Johnathon Perkins, 21, of the 4900 block of Lafaye Street in New Orleans, has been charged with motor vehicle theft, second-degree kidnapping, child abandonment and unlawful possession of stolen property. Investigators say he stole a vehicle with a child inside. Once he realized there was a baby in the car, he allegedly threw the one-year-old to the side of the road. It happened Wednesday at 11 a.m. The car was stolen outside a business in the 5300 block of Chemin de Paris in Chalmette. Deputies were able to locate the uninjured and healthy toddler sitting on the side of the road on an Almonaster Boulevard overpass in New Orleans. The vehicle was also found abandoned in New Orleans near the Desire Street overpass, still running with the hazard lights flashing. Officials say that during the investigation, detectives from the SBSO Criminal Investigations Bureau were able to identify Perkins through video surveillance evidence and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Perkins was apprehended Thursday, June 30 at approximately 4:30 p.m. near Avon Park Boulevard and Morrison Road in east New Orleans by SBSO and state police.
Authorities on Wednesday arrested a man accused of stealing a vehicle with a baby from inside the parking lot of a Chalmette business.
Johnathon Perkins, 21, of the 4900 block of Lafaye Street in New Orleans, has been charged with motor vehicle theft, second-degree kidnapping, child abandonment and unlawful possession of stolen property.
Investigators say he stole a vehicle with a child inside. Once he realized there was a baby in the car, he allegedly threw the one-year-old to the side of the road. It happened Wednesday at 11 a.m. The car was stolen outside a business in the 5300 block of Chemin de Paris in Chalmette.
Deputies were able to locate the uninjured and healthy toddler sitting on the side of the road on an Almonaster Boulevard overpass in New Orleans. The vehicle was also found abandoned in New Orleans near the Desire Street overpass, still running with the hazard lights flashing.
Officials say that during the investigation, detectives from the SBSO Criminal Investigations Bureau were able to identify Perkins through CCTV evidence and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Perkins was apprehended Thursday, June 30 at approximately 4:30 p.m. near Avon Park Boulevard and Morrison Road in east New Orleans by SBSO and state police.
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