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HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral was arrested aft allegedly carjacking someone's car, assaulting them, and past trying to propulsion them retired of the conveyance aggregate times successful Hanford connected Wednesday, the Hanford Police Department said.
Police accidental connected Aug. 7 astatine astir 10 p.m. officers were dispatched to the country of Hume Avenue and 12th Avenue for an wounded postulation accident.
According to police, the unfortunate did not cognize the suspect. The suspect, who has been identified arsenic Damone Smith, approached the unfortunate astatine a state presumption asking for a thrust to the DMV. Once they got the the DMV, Smith removed the keys from the ignition and said helium would drive.
Smith drove astir for astir 20 minutes. While successful the country of 12th Avenue and Hanford Armona Road, constabulary accidental Smith demanded the unfortunate get retired of the vehicle. The unfortunate refused and Smith began assaulting him arsenic they were driving. Smith continued to battle the unfortunate and attempted to propulsion him retired of the car aggregate times.
In the country of Hume Avenue, constabulary accidental Smith started driving erratically, yet colliding with a curb, disabling the car. Smith exited the conveyance and fled connected foot.
The unfortunate sustained aggregate facial injuries.
Police accidental that officers successful the country were incapable to find Smith. At astir 11:11 p.m., officers located Smith walking connected 11th Avenue and Fourth Street. Smith fled from officers onto Highway 198. Officers past captured him. He was recovered to beryllium connected Post-Release Community Supervision and had anterior arrests for conveyance theft.
According to police, Smith was booked into the Kings County Jail for suspicion of carjacking, kidnapping, and resisting and delaying an officer.
