BRANDON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Brandon police arrested an 18-year-old suspect who was wanted in connection to a kidnapping in North Carolina.
Brandon Police Chief Joseph French said his officers received a call for assistance from the Wake County Sheriff’s Department in North Carolina on October 21 regarding the suspect’s vehicle. Brandon police were able to locate the vehicle at a business.
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French said Brandon and Pearl police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect fled from officers on Interstate 20. After a brief chase, the vehicle was stopped, and the suspect, Jerry Carredondo-Rocha, was arrested. The missing juvenile was recovered safe inside the vehicle.
Carredondo-Rocha was charged with one count of felony evasion and transported to the Rankin County Jail. French said additional charges from authorities in North Carolina are pending.
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