A man who tried to carjack two vehicles and break into a house in the Buford area Monday, Feb. 1 was thwarted at every turn by his intended victims.
Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Collin Flynn said Lamont Dickerson first tried to carjack a vehicle on South Puckett Road near Ridge Road. He said officers were called to the scene just before 5 a.m.
"Officers learned that the victim was sitting in his car when he was approached by Dickerson, who opened the victim’s car door and ordered him to get out," Flynn said in a media statement. "The victim accelerated away from Dickerson, who then attempted to carjack a second vehicle near Ridge Road and Hamilton Mill Road."
Flynn said a woman was the driver of the second vehicle, and when Dickerson opened the passenger door and ordered her to leave the vehicle, she refused. At that point, Dickerson fled.
"As officers were searching for Dickerson, he used a brick to break a window and gain entry into a home on Woodtree Lane," Flynn said, but he was confronted by the homeowner when he got inside. The homeowner was armed.
"Dickerson fled from the homeowner and led police on a foot chase before being arrested," Flynn said.
Flynn said detectives with the Gwinnett County Police Department now are trying to determined the motive for Dickerson's crime spree.
