Suspect charged with attempted armed carjacking

On Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at 10:24 a.m. officers were dispatched to the area of Wisconsin Avenue and Fleur-de-Lis Drive after a subject called 911 to report that two black males had attempted to steal his truck at gunpoint. When the would-be victim tried to wrestle the handgun away from his assailant, both suspects fled on foot behind the Red Dot Self-Storage facility.

Patrol officers and investigators with the Vicksburg Police Department and deputies from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office quickly responded to the scene and cordoned off the area as a K-9 deputy deployed his partner and began to track the suspects through the woods along with Vicksburg Police Department NET Team officers.

At 10:46 a.m., the two suspects were discovered behind Parkwood South Apartments. One suspect immediately surrendered while the other led officers in a brief foot pursuit before surrendering.

Vicksburg Police Department investigators have charged Devonta Harris, 17, of Vicksburg, with attempted armed carjacking. He will be held without bond until he appears in Vicksburg Municipal Court Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. His companion was released without being charged.

The Vicksburg Police Department wishes to thank the Warren County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in making the apprehension.