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Mandeville carjacking suspect jumps into Lake Pontchartrain after police chase
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:02 pm
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A carjacking suspect who was being pursued by police jumped from the Causeway Bridge on Wednesday after he ran out of gas, briefly closing the bridge’s southbound lanes, according to Carlton Dufrechou, the Causeway’s general manager.
The man was pulled from the water using a rescue basket about 30 minutes after he jumped, Dufrechou said. He was transported to a hospital on the south shore and, according to Dufrechou, and did not have any apparent injuries.
At around 10:26 a.m., Mandeville police responded to a reported incident at the Discount Zone gas station on the corner of La. 22 and West Causeway Boulevard in Mandeville, according to Sgt. Timothy McJunkin of the Mandeville Police Department.
McJunkin said the suspect pulled up to the gas station in a white pickup truck and attempted to steal a vehicle from a person pumping gas nearby. The vehicle’s owner fought back and the suspect fled in the truck towards the Causeway Bridge.
The white pickup truck was reported as stolen from Ascension Parish, McJunkin said.
During the pursuit, the man ran out of fuel while driving southbound on the Causeway, breaking down around mile marker 10, Dufrechou said. When Causeway police approached, the suspect jumped off the bridge into the lake.
A carjacking suspect who was being pursued by police jumped from the Causeway Bridge on Wednesday after he ran out of gas, briefly closing the bridge’s southbound lanes, according to Carlton Dufrechou, the Causeway’s general manager.
The man was pulled from the water using a rescue basket about 30 minutes after he jumped, Dufrechou said. He was transported to a hospital on the south shore and, according to Dufrechou, and did not have any apparent injuries.
At around 10:26 a.m., Mandeville police responded to a reported incident at the Discount Zone gas station on the corner of La. 22 and West Causeway Boulevard in Mandeville, according to Sgt. Timothy McJunkin of the Mandeville Police Department.
McJunkin said the suspect pulled up to the gas station in a white pickup truck and attempted to steal a vehicle from a person pumping gas nearby. The vehicle’s owner fought back and the suspect fled in the truck towards the Causeway Bridge.
The white pickup truck was reported as stolen from Ascension Parish, McJunkin said.
During the pursuit, the man ran out of fuel while driving southbound on the Causeway, breaking down around mile marker 10, Dufrechou said. When Causeway police approached, the suspect jumped off the bridge into the lake.
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Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:05 pm to cgrand
Should've left him and seen if he could in fact swim to shore.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:05 pm to cgrand
Where’s one of those bull sharks when you need it?
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:05 pm to cgrand
rookie mistake.
always wait for the fill up before you proceed to carjack.
oh nvm, he was already in the stolen white truck w no gas.
always wait for the fill up before you proceed to carjack.
oh nvm, he was already in the stolen white truck w no gas.
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:06 pm to cgrand
You definitely don't expect to see carjackings in Mandeville. What a fricking idiot.
If he's prosecuted in St Tammany he might get a death sentence
If he's prosecuted in St Tammany he might get a death sentence
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:10 pm to Fun Bunch
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If he's prosecuted in St Tammany he might get a death sentence
Maybe twelve years ago. Not with the current crop of jokers...er, I mean judges, that we have now. He'll get three years probation and behavioral health court.
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:16 pm to cgrand
I will never understand committing a crime then trying to take the causeway. Your options are to jump or get your arse beat by the cops waiting at either end.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:22 pm to cgrand
quote:
attempted to steal a vehicle from a person pumping gas nearby
quote:
ran out of fuel while driving southbound on the Causeway
Retard. Carjacking a car that has no gas in it to get away. And yes I realize the story says he jumped into the truck he was driving to get away, but he was probably on E in the truck too.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:34 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
Carjacking at a gas station is a gamble, you either get a full tank or an empty one
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:38 pm to cgrand
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Sgt. Timothy McJunkin
Top shelf name.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:01 pm to TheIndulger
Wonder if it was at the Value Bull
I leave my truck running there all the time. Guess I better stop that
I leave my truck running there all the time. Guess I better stop that
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:07 pm to cgrand
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First responders, including bridge police, Coast Guard, Jefferson Parish Water Rescue, and St. Tammany Parish rescue units, responded to the scene.
Tax dollars hard at work.
Should have left the fricker in the water.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:17 pm to dgnx6
Seems like every police car on the Causeway would have one of those rope ladders you hook to the side of the bridge that would reach down to the water. Like the ones in a house to hook to a window when there is a fire. Just drop the ladder down and let the dude climb his arse up.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:44 pm to cgrand
quote:If this baw ever decides to retire from police work, he needs to open a scrap / salvage yard
McJunkin
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:48 pm to Sam Quint
quote:
I leave my truck running there all the time. Guess I better stop that
Plus it could blow up.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:50 pm to cgrand
I was at a function today that several people missed because they got stuck on the bridge because of this idiot.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:53 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:We can only hope.
he might get a death sentence
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:32 pm to Ingeniero
quote:
I will never understand committing a crime then trying to take the causeway. Your options are to jump or get your arse beat by the cops waiting at either end.
That is like doing something bad on the road to Grand Isle or Venice. There is no magic turn that takes you out of the eyes of the police.
Unless you can beat them to a dock and have a fast getaway speed boat. Then you will have Water patrol or wildlife and fisheries on your tail and coast guard helicopter enroute.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:46 pm to Chad504boy
Throw him back.
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