TEXAS, USA — San Angelo Police are investigating an incident that happened Wednesday, April 21, and started in the Icon Cinema parking lot, 2020 N. Bryant Blvd.
San Angelo Police Department officers responded to the report of a man who displayed a firearm in an attempted carjacking.
When they arrived, officers found the suspect inside a gray Ford F150 pickup truck. They tried to detain the suspect; but, he left the parking lot at a high rate of speed and a vehicle pursuit started northbound on U.S. Hwy 87 at speeds above 90 mph.
The victims of the attempted carjacking, a 34-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy, were not injured.
Through multi-agency coordination with the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office, Sterling County Sheriff’s Office, and the Texas Department of Public Safety, the suspect was taken into custody near Broome, after his truck became disabled by spike strips.
A follow-up investigation showed the truck was reported stolen earlier in the day from McCulloch County. A stun gun, knife and BB gun were also found inside the truck.
The suspect, later identified Ilja Avdejeves, 22, of Brandon, Miss., was taken to the Sterling County Courthouse to appear before a magistrate for the charge of unauthorized use of motor vehicle and was additionally charged with obstruction or retaliation after he threatened to kill officers, deputies and the judge.
At the conclusion of the field investigation, Avdejeves was transported to Tom Green County Jail where he was additionally charged with robbery.
Additional charges are pending the outcome of this ongoing investigation.
