Jonesboro, Louisiana - Man Wrestles Deputy, Steals his Police Car and Gun, Shoots and Kills Himself while Driving, Totals Cruiser
JONESBORO, La. A man wrestled a gun from a Jackson Parish sheriff's
deputy, stole a police car and then killed himself with the pistol while driving
down a highway in the police car.
Sheriff Andy Brown says the man's identity is being withheld until relatives can
be notified, but he was a Jackson Parish resident.
Brown says the deputy was attacked last night after responding to a call about a
pickup truck in a ditch. The sheriff says the man shot himself after driving
about a mile. The sheriff's unit veered off a road and hit a tree
and was totaled.