On July 19, 2019 around 8:25 p.m., officers with the Natchitoches Police Department were dispatched to the 1500 block of Pauline Street in reference to a cyber stalking complaint. Upon officers arrival they located Clarence Jenkins, the suspect, (B/M, 18 y.o.a. of Natchitoches) driving his vehicle down Raphiel Street. Officers then attempted to pull over Clarence Jenkins but he refused to stop and led officers on a pursuit throughout the neighborhood. During the pursuit Clarence Jenkins continued to drive in a reckless manner and crashed into two Natchitoches Police Department vehicles.

Clarence Jenkins

Clarence Jenkins is charged with two counts of attempted first degree, two counts of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer, aggravated flight, hit and run, careless operation, resisting an officer by force or violence, sixteen counts of failure to stop at a stop sign, seventeen counts of no turn signal, stalking, cyber stalking and simple assault. Clarence Jenkins was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center.

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