JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A Pittsburgh man was arrested and charged in Johnstown after police said he tried to rob a woman late Saturday night and then ran over her with a pickup truck.
Denzelle Kendrick, 25, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and robbery among other charges.
Officers were called to an address in Johnstown around 10 p.m. Saturday for a report of a stabbing. When they arrived, police said they found a woman who had actually been beaten and run over by a Ford F-150 pickup truck. Kendrick was identified as the driver.
Officers said Kendrick took off and was eventually pursued by Pennsylvania State Police troopers into Somerset County.
He was seen on surveillance camera reportedly trying to steal the woman’s purse during the encounter, according to police.
Court documents said troopers were able to stop him using the “box” method, where law enforcement vehicles surround a suspect vehicle and all slow down. This causes the suspect vehicle to also slow as a result.
Troopers said speeds reached more than 105 mph before they were able to stop Kendrick.
He appeared before a judge Sunday morning.
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