Overview
- The sheriff’s office published dashcam and bodycam footage from the Oct. 6 incident spanning Harrison Township, St. Clair Shores, Mount Clemens and Clinton Township.
- Prosecutors charged Thomas Edward Tackett, 52, of Port Huron, with 13 counts that include carjacking, four first-degree home invasions, fleeing and eluding, resisting police and reckless driving.
- Video and timelines show the chase cutting across the St. Clair Shores Golf Course and onto the wrong side of I-94, with speeds reported between 95 and 104 mph before pursuits were paused for safety.
- Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said deputies recorded 21 law-enforcement contacts with the suspect during the spree as detectives continue to examine motive.
- During alleged break-ins, one homeowner fired two shots and missed, another reported being stabbed in the hand with a fork during a struggle, and deputies later tackled and arrested the suspect near I-94 and Crocker Boulevard.