Luster Dewayne DeloneyMap
3300 Windsor Court
Chattanooga police have arrested the suspect that an officer shot at when the man allegedly used his car to ram the officer's cruiser.
Luster Deloney, 20, is charged with reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, vandalism and a slew of traffic charges.
The shooting happened around 3300 Windsor Court around 8 p.m. Sunday. Officer Alex Olson saw a Nissan Altima drive through a stop sign and attempted to pull the car over. Deloney, who was driving, first pulled into a driveway on Windsor Court, but then he quickly pulled out and kept driving on the deadend, residential road, according to the affidavit.
At the end of the street, the car stopped. Olson then got out of his patrol car and moved behind his car for cover. That's when Deloney put the car in reverse and rammed it back into the patrol car, which pushed the car into Olson, according to the affidavit.
The officer fired four shots at the car, and one of the shots blew out the car's tire, according to the affidavit. The driver then backed up quickly out of the deadend street before turning and speeding away. A second man was a passenger in the Nissan.
Olson attempted to follow but his patrol car seemed damaged so he stopped. He later discovered that a piece of the Nissan was attached to his patrol car.
"The patrol car sustained significant damage as a result of the intentional collision and Officer Olson was put into significant danger of bodily injury or death due to the suspect's reckless actions," officer Andrew Peker wrote in the affidavit.
The incident was caught on video and police found Deloney's fingerprints in the driver's side of the car. Police found the car at its registered address, an apartment complex on Pinewood Avenue. The car had several bullet holes in it.
The registered owner of the car told police she allows Deloney to use her car while she's at work.
Deloney volunteered to talk with police on Tuesday and told police he had not been in the Brainerd area or anywhere near where the incident occurred on Sunday.
In addition to the aggravated assault, vandalism and reckless endangerment charges, he is charged with driving on a revoked license, improper backing of a vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident, evading arrest and a stop sign violation.
Deloney's next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 13.
Read tomorrow's Times Free Press for complete details on this developing story.
Previous news report: