St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrests Mississippi man
wanted by St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office
A Mississippi man who was wanted by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office for vehicle theft and larceny was arrested July 24 in Chalmette after he fled from deputies, St. Bernard Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Randy Forschlar II, 36, of the 100 block of Margest Street in Nichols, Mississippi, was booked with aggravated flight from an officer, battery on a police officer, resisting an officer with violence, reckless operation, driving with a suspended driver’s license, and no seat belt in use.
Forschlar also was booked on an outstanding warrant out of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office for larceny, and on an outstanding warrant out of the Slidell Police Department for vehicle theft.
On Tuesday, July 23, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Bureau were informed by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office that an arrest warrant had been issued for Forschlar, who is known to frequent St. Bernard.
On Wednesday, July 24, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Sheriff Pohlmann said, detectives spotted a vehicle fitting the description of Forschlar’s in a business parking lot on Paris Road in Chalmette. As detectives approached the vehicle, the driver, later identified as Forschlar, fled the scene in the vehicle, southbound on Paris Road.
Forschlar disregarded several traffic lights, lost control of his vehicle and came to a stop when he hit a curb near the intersection of Paris Road and Morales Street in Chalmette.
Forschlar refused to comply with detectives, but was taken into custody and booked on the above charges.
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