The following is a Press Release from the Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff's Office:
On June 11 at
approximately 7:00 a.m., Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Cpl. Dennis Pippin
was patrolling the Fitzenreiter Road boat launch in Lake Charles and observed a
man, later identified as Anthony J. Ross, 31, of Lake Charles, attempting to
push a truck into the water from the boat ramp.
After running
the license plate number of the truck through NCIC, Cpl. Pippin discovered the
truck had been reported stolen. When the Cpl. Pippin approached Ross, he
jumped into the stolen truck and fled eastbound on Fitzenreiter Road.
Moments later,
after losing control of the truck and running it off the road, Ross abandoned
the truck and fled on foot. Following a brief foot pursuit, Ross was
apprehended by Cpl. Pippin without incident.
Ross was
booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with possession of
stolen property over $1,500 (vehicle); aggravated
flight from an officer; and resisting an officer by flight.
The stolen
truck was recovered and returned to the owner.
Judge Wilford
Carter set Ross' bond at $4,000.
(Source: CPSO)
