Man charged following chase, shooting
By Adelina Colbert -
Adelina.colbert@JDNews.com
Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 04:02 PM.
A Camp Lejeune Marine has been charged following a high speed chase that resulted in an officer-involved shooting, according to area officials and court documents.
Brandon Henry, 21, of Foy Lockamy Road, was charged Thursday by the Jacksonville Police Department with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon against a government official, fleeing or eluding arrest with motor vehicle, felony failure to stop at a stop sign or flashing red light, reckless driving to endanger and reckless driving with wanton disregard.
Henry is accused of assaulting JPD Officer Jan Friis with his Ford Mustang, according to warrants. Warrants state that Friis was conducting a traffic stop on N.C. 24 when Henry attempted to run the police officer over with his car.
Friis was trying to stop Henry, who was allegedly driving about
15 mph over the speed limit, for excessive speeding and reckless driving, according to warrants.
Bond was set for $100,000.
According to information released by JPD late Wednesday, Jacksonville police responded to a vehicle fleeing from Camp Lejeune at about 9:52 p.m.
JPD spokeswoman Beth Purcell said the vehicle moved toward a police officer at “a high rate of speed” during an attempted traffic stop in the Corbin Road and Huff Drive area.
The officer fired in response and the vehicle’s driver and passenger were transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital for medical evaluation.
District Attorney Ernie Lee told The Daily News that he was made aware of the incident shortly after it occurred.
“Chief Michael Yaniero of the Jacksonville Police Department called me at 10:19 p.m. on Nov. 26 about a shooting incident involving a JPD officer,” Lee said. “He indicated that the SBI had been contacted. I was in further contact with Chief Yaniero in the evening. The SBI also contacted during the evening hours informing me that the SBI was conducting the investigation at the request of the Jacksonville Police Department.”
The SBI did not immediately return requests for comment.
The investigation remains active under a joint review of the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and JPD.
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