The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office announced they arrested four burglary suspects Tuesday morning after they crashed their vehicle near Slidell following a pursuit that crossed over into St. Tammany from Mississippi.
“At approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to assist deputies from Hancock County Mississippi, after a vehicle they were pursuing in reference to several burglaries, crossed the state line into St. Tammany Parish,” said an STPSO report.
Responding deputies located the suspects’ vehicle, which had already crashed into the wooded area behind the Fremaux Town Center. As deputies arrived the the four occupants of the vehicle fled on foot.
STPSO deputies, along with STPSO K-9 deputies, Hancock County deputies, and troopers with Louisiana State Police, established a perimeter and apprehend the four suspects, who were identified as Justin Wilder, 21, Keyon Randolph, 23, Derrick Holmes, 20, and a 17-year-old juvenile.
The juvenile and Holmes were found with stolen firearms when they were taken into custody according to the sheriff’s office.
Pass Christian Police Officer, who is handling the investigation says the suspects are wanted on warrants for the burglaries. While on the scene in Slidell, Pass Christian Police Officers confirmed one of the firearms found in possession of the subjects was stolen earlier Monday night in their jurisdiction.
The sheriff’s office says the vehicle the suspects were driving was also reported stolen in Tangipahoa Parish.
While searching the vehicle, deputies located a clear plastic bag containing suspected 10 grams of marijuana and items commonly known as drug paraphernalia.
All four suspects were booked on several charges.
