VIDOR, Texas — A New Orleans man who police say pulled a gun on two individuals then lead police on a chase topping speeds of 150 mph has been indicted.
Aubrey Young, 36, was charged with carjacking, possession of a firearm by a felon and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
A federal grand jury returned the indictment on May 3, 2023.
Young appeared before U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on May 23, 2023 on those charges.
The incident began in Vidor on October 26, 2022 around 3 p.m. A man and a woman were sitting in a car in front of a house that was under construction on North Lakeside Street, Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll tells 12News
Police say a man, now identified as Aubrey Young, 36 years old of New Orleans, Louisiana, walked up and asked them if they were hiring for work at the construction site.
While the victims were talking to Young, he pulled out a gun from what was described by one of the witnesses as a Louboutin bag, according to Carroll.
Young told them to hand over the keys, get out of the car and he sped off in their car, according to Carroll.
Chambers County joined in on the pursuit around 5 p.m. in the area of Interstate 10 and Jenkins Road after Vidor Police put out an alert to other police departments.
Deputies found the vehicle at the westbound Stuckey’s Travel Center parked at a gas pump, according to a news release from the Chambers County Sheriff's Office.
Young saw the deputies and left in the car through the parking lot, and hit a a fuel pump.
The chase continued westbound on Interstate 10, with Young making a U-turn underneath the Trinity River Bridge before going eastbound on Interstate 10.
A Chambers County deputy was able to successfully deployed stop sticks causing the vehicle to lose a front right tire, according to the release.
The vehicle continued eastbound on Interstate 10 before coming to a stop near the 823 mile marker.
Young was taken into custody without incident. A firearm was located inside his car.
The Vidor Police Department was notified and will further investigate the offenses that occurred in their jurisdiction.
“I would like to thank the deputies, DA Investigators, DPS Troopers and 911 dispatchers that assisted in safely taking this dangerous, violent suspect into custody without incident,” said Chambers County Sheriff Hawthorne.
Young was arrested by Chambers County Deputies and charged with the following unauthorized use of motor vehicle, evading in a motor vehicle, unlawful carry of a weapon and unlawful possession of firearm by felon.
Young is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing on May 25, 2023.
If convicted, he faces up to 22 years in federal prison.
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