A Belle Chasse man accused of doing “wheelies” before ramming two officers who stepped in front of his car to stop him from driving through a crowded Bourbon Street intersection will remain jailed without bond.
Mark Hunter Jr., 24, faces two counts of attempted second-degree murder after allegedly striking New Orleans Police Department officer William Morris and Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy Dustin Tomlinson late Friday. Hunter allegedly attracted the officers’ attention when he drove a blue Camaro “recklessly” through the French Quarter, according to an affidavit for his arrest.
The officers stepped in front of his car to prevent him from driving through the intersection of Bourbon and Conti streets, which was full of pedestrians…