STAR, Miss. (WJTV) – A Florida man was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly driving an SUV onto railroad tracks, stopping a freight train, and attempting to carjack a passing motorist, authorities said.
According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, Ronnie Percy Holmes, 22, of Florida, was taken into custody on charges of attempted carjacking and obstructing a railway following the incident in the Star community.
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on October 3, 2026, dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting a red Chevrolet SUV with Florida license plates traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 49, the sheriff’s office said.
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According to witnesses, the vehicle turned onto Dixie Road, drove onto the railroad tracks near the Airgas facility, then stopped and blocked the line…