- May 5, 2024
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A suspected carjacker fleeing deputies smashed a stolen Toyota Corolla into three palm trees at the Interstate-95 entrance ramp from Palm Coast Parkway early Sunday morning, and kept on going, ditching the car and taking off on foot.
A Sheriff’s dog found 24-year-old Jacksonville resident Dyson Anthony Graham, grabbing ahold of him as he hid under a dumpster outside the Golden Corral on Cypress Edge Drive, according to a
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office news release.
The carjacking was Wednesday night, at the Florida Mall in Orlando.
St Johns County deputies recognized stolen black 2009 Corolla early Sunday morning, and the chase began.
The car lead deputies south on I-95, topping 100 mph. It entered Flagler County at about 4 a.m. Sunday, and Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies were waiting with stop-sticks when it left the highway for Palm Coast Parkway.
But the driver avoided the stop-sticks, continuing across Palm Coast Parkway to get back on the interstate. Then he lost control, striking the trees, and took off running.
But when deputies got to the car, it wasn’t empty. Inside, they found a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Hillsborough County. Deputies will charge her with possession of stolen property, according to the news release.
Graham was charged with possession of stolen property, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a concealed firearm and resisting arrest without violence. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office may file additional charges.
Graham and the teen will be questioned by investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, and booked at the Flagler County Detention Facility.
