SOUTHSIDE, Fla. (CBS12) — Two teens are accused of leading deputies on a chase that ended with a PIT maneuver, a foot pursuit, a Taser, and arrests.
Deputies with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) say that on October 6, they located a stolen vehicle from Duval County in the area of Racetrack Road and East Peyton Parkway.
After attempting a traffic stop, deputies say the vehicle fled before being forcibly stopped by a PIT maneuver.
But the driver, 16-year-old Jaylen Langston, and passenger, 14-year-old Jermaryon Williams, continued the chase on foot, ignoring deputy commands until they were tased and taken into custody.
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Inside Williams’ jacket, deputies allegedly found a stolen handgun and a backpack full of car theft tools.
Both juveniles were booked on counts of resisting without violence, possession of burglary tools, minor in possession of a firearm, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and trespassing, fleeing, and eluding.
Williams was also handed additional counts of unlawful carry of a concealed firearm and grand theft of a firearm.
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