Man steals Grand Prairie police SUV after chase
Man steals Grand Prairie police SUV after chase
A man who was arrested after a high-speed chase in Grand Prairie was arrested again after stealing a police SUV and leading officers on a second chase overnight.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - A man who was arrested after a high-speed chase in Grand Prairie was arrested again after stealing a police SUV and leading officers on a second chase overnight.
Grand Prairie Police Chase
What we know:
The first chase happened just after midnight on Wednesday. Grand Prairie police tried to stop a stolen Cadillac that was driving erratically and with no headlights on Interstate 20.
Kendral Pickett (Source: Grand Prairie Police Department)
One suspect, identified as 22-year-old Kendral Pickett, eventually ditched the car and ran away into a wooded area. They were located by helicopter and canine units.
Pickett was handcuffed and placed in a police vehicle.
Second police chase
Dig deeper:
Police were waiting for paramedics to arrive because Pickett suffered a dog bite. That’s when he managed to shimmy his handcuffed hands from behind his back, under his legs, and then to the front of his body. Pickett then climbed into the driver's seat of the police SUV and drove away.
A second police chase ensued as police chased Pickett to I-30 and Hampton Road.
Dallas police and Dallas County Sheriff's deputies swarmed I-30 to assist Grand Prairie police after the police SUV was stolen.
The chase ended in Oak Cliff, where the suspect lost control and crashed after spike strips were deployed.
He was recaptured and taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
What's next:
Pickett is charged with two counts of theft of a motor vehicle, two counts of evading arrest, one count of escape while arrested and assault on a public servant.
According to online court documents, Pickett was out on bond as the 22-year-old was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in January in Tarrant County.
There was a second suspect arrested alongside Pickett. We are still waiting for his name to be released.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Grand Prairie Police and FOX 4 photojournalist Terry Van Sickle, who gathered details for this story from police officers at the crime scene.