Watch Ga. Police Chase Down Suspect in Armed Robbery of Elderly Woman
Atlanta police, along with Georiga deputies, chased down and used a PIT maneuver Wednesday to nab a woman accused of stealing cellphone from an elderly woman at gunpoint.
The pursuit began just after 5:15 p.m. after tahe DeKalb County Sheriff's Office received a report of an armed robbery of an elderly woman, WANF-TV reports. Members of the agency's Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit located a suspect in the incident—identified as Jenee Johnson, 36—and confronted her at a car wash.
Johnson sped off from the car wash, and Atlanta police were called in to help during the chase. Footage from an officer's dashboard camera showed authorities execute a PIT maneuver as Johnson fled along Interstate 285.
The suspect tried to escape on foot, but she was taken to the ground by police. Her arrest was captured by an officer's body camera.
Johnson was charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, theft by receiving stolen property and fleeing or attempting to elude police.
