Police arrest carjacking suspect in West Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The West Palm Beach Police Department have dropped the emergency alert after they searched for a suspect in the area.

West Palm Beach Police arrested suspect Jo'Nathan Huggins on Thursday night.

Police had been searching for 20-year-old Jo'Nathan Huggins in a carjacking that occurred early Monday morning at 4:30 at the U-Gas station on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard.

Police say he and the victim knew each other, and that the victim was pistol whipped and possibly grazed during the carjacking.

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Huggins was taken in for questioning earlier Wednesday, during which time he ended up escaping police custody.

A search took place in the area of Sapodilla/Australian Ave to 7th Street/Banyan Blvd. It was scaled back at around 6:30 PM on Wednesday night.