TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Officers with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Workplace report that within the early morning hours of Saturday, Could 10, a deputy fired his weapon whereas performing an arrest.

In accordance with the JPSO, round 2:40 a.m., a deputy carried out a site visitors cease on an occupied truck with no license plate in Metairie, which was positioned behind a enterprise close to the intersection of Yale and Hudson streets.

In the course of the cease, the suspect who was within the driver’s seat of the car, recognized as 44-year-old Travis Umfrey, of Metairie, allegedly started yelling on the deputy and ignoring all instructions. The deputy then reportedly fired his carried out power weapon on the suspect after he had gotten again into the truck, nonetheless Umfrey managed to drive away with a lady nonetheless within the passenger seat.

Officers say Umfrey then led deputies on a chase throughout a number of parishes all the best way to Interstate 55 close to Ponchatoula, the place an area regulation enforcement officer managed to cease the truck utilizing a spike strip.

In trying to arrest Umfrey, the suspect allegedly fought with officers and tried to seize one among their CEWs, prompting a deputy to fireside a single spherical at Umfrey from their service weapon, lacking him.

Deputies say the battle continued outdoors the truck with Umfrey reportedly attempting to seize a knife he had clipped on his pants, nonetheless he was ultimately put into handcuffs and brought into custody.

Umfrey has been booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Middle on expenses of improper lane utilization, working a motorized vehicle whereas impaired, resisting an officer, easy kidnapping, aggravated flight from an officer, aggravated obstruction of a freeway, tried disarming of a peace officer and resisting a police officer with power or violence.

Extra expenses could also be added. The investigation is ongoing and no additional info was offered.

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