Baton Rouge man accused of hitting officer with his vehicle and nearly injuring another
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A wanted man was apprehended by the Baton Rouge Police Department on Thursday, May 22.
Carey Ervin, 23, of Baton Rouge, was charged with hit-and-run, battery of a police officer, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer, aggravated criminal damage to property, theft of a motor vehicle, aggravated obstruction of a highway of commerce, and headlamps required at night and inclement weather.
A BRPD officer responded around 11 a.m. to the 700 block of North 14th Street after another officer saw someone they recognized as a suspect on a wanted poster.
A perimeter was set up, and Ervin was then arrested by police. A search of the suspect uncovered a gun. He said the gun was borrowed from an 'uncle around the way' because 'people were after him,' according to the affidavit.
The arrest stems from an incident that happened on May 9, 2025. A BRPD officer saw a vehicle that did not have its headlights on and initiated a traffic stop at 1100 Bob Pettit Boulevard. Ervin was the driver of that vehicle, and the officer initiated the stop by putting his hand outside of his vehicle.
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The Baton Rouge man sped up and hit the officer's hand, and then nearly missed another officer who was walking on the street. The officer who was nearly hit got into their vehicle and followed Ervin.
Ervin ran a red light, and his vehicle hit another one at the intersection of Bob Pettit Boulevard and Nicholson Drive. He was able to get away on foot, and witnesses said he threw a gun into a ditch. That gun was never found, and the vehicle was determined to be stolen.
A phone was also located inside the vehicle.
Ervin was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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