CHESAPEAKE, Va. — UPDATE: The suspect has been identified, arrested and faces ten charges.
A man shot at an officer, was tased, and then stole a police vehicle Tuesday evening, according to the Chesapeake Police Dept.
Officers responded to a home in the 2200 block of Farmer Lane just before 7 p.m. According to the department, a complaint was made about an armed man that had made threats.
In a parking lot at Border Road and Campostella Road, officers found the suspect vehicle. Police said several men were standing near the vehicle.
Police said the suspect refused to identify himself, so an officer tried to place him under arrest, which the suspect resisted. The officer then pulled out his taser.
The suspect reportedly pulled out a handgun from his waistband and fired three shots at the officer. The officer tased the suspect in the middle of the suspect shooting the gun, police said.
After being tased, the suspect reportedly stole the officer's police vehicle and started driving away. Backup officers arrived and began pursuing the suspect.
The suspect was finally taken into custody. He's been identified as Isaac Sampson, 48.
Sampson faces the following charges, and he's currently being held without bond in Chesapeake City Jail:
- Attempt aggravated murder of a law enforcement officer
- Defraud, obtain identifying information
- Firearm use in the commission of a felony
- Possession/transportation of a firearm by a felon
- Grand larceny
- Disregard police command, endangerment
- Intentionally destroying property
- Brandishing a firearm
- Discharging a firearm at an occupied building
- Driving without a valid license
According to the department, no shots were fired by police, and the only injury is a minor injury to Sampson from being tased.
He's set to appear in Chesapeake General District Court on June 2.