Freericksburg Va. Nov. 28, 2007
A suspected shoplifter has been charged with attempted capital murder in a case where police say he tried to run over a Stafford deputy last week while fleeing arrest.
Sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy said Deputy Vernon Galyen was one of three members of the department's Special Problems Unit who were undercover at the Target store in Stafford Marketplace Wednesday.
The deputies had three young men under surveillance in the electronics department. They eventually left the store without paying for items they had concealed, and Galyen confronted them outside the door.
Kennedy said the three stopped briefly when Galyen showed them his badge, then abruptly took off running.
Galyen was in pursuit as the suspects got into a vehicle. The driver started the car and accelerated straight at Galyen, Kennedy said, forcing him to jump out of the way.
Deputy Scott Myers stopped the vehicle a short time later, Kennedy said. One suspect admitted taking items from the Target and discarding them in a nearby subdivision. Some of the items were recovered with the suspect's help.
Hector Martinez, 18, of Spotsylvania was charged with attempted capital murder.
Martinez and two other 18-year-olds, Wenner Orozco of Dumfries and Daniel Weeks of Triangle, were charged with felony shop-lifting, conspiracy to commit grand larceny and obstruction of justice.
Sheriff's spokesman Bill Kennedy said Deputy Vernon Galyen was one of three members of the department's Special Problems Unit who were undercover at the Target store in Stafford Marketplace Wednesday.
The deputies had three young men under surveillance in the electronics department. They eventually left the store without paying for items they had concealed, and Galyen confronted them outside the door.
Kennedy said the three stopped briefly when Galyen showed them his badge, then abruptly took off running.
Galyen was in pursuit as the suspects got into a vehicle. The driver started the car and accelerated straight at Galyen, Kennedy said, forcing him to jump out of the way.
Deputy Scott Myers stopped the vehicle a short time later, Kennedy said. One suspect admitted taking items from the Target and discarding them in a nearby subdivision. Some of the items were recovered with the suspect's help.
Hector Martinez, 18, of Spotsylvania was charged with attempted capital murder.
Martinez and two other 18-year-olds, Wenner Orozco of Dumfries and Daniel Weeks of Triangle, were charged with felony shop-lifting, conspiracy to commit grand larceny and obstruction of justice.
All three were placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
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