Man wanted in mid-April Durham carjacking arrested
A 21-year-old man wanted for carjacking and drunk driving was arrested early Tuesday near Roxboro Street and East Club Boulevard, Durham police said.
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Kenneth Lee Bailey Jr., of Durham, was taken into custody at about 1:30 a.m. after fleeing from a car on foot.
Earlier this month, officers attempted to pull Bailey over for suspected drunk driving on Liberty Street near Railroad Street. He led officers on a chase that ended in a crash at Mangum and Morgan streets, where he drove his car through the stone walls of Rotary Park.
Two women and a child were in Bailey's car, and they were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries that didn’t appear to be life-threatening.
Following the crash, investigators say Bailey ran to a McDonald’s on Morgan Street, where he carjacked a pickup truck from the parking lot. The truck was found abandoned a short time later on Hargrove Street.
Bailey has previous criminal convictions dating to 2009 on drug charges and was convicted in 2011 for possession of stolen goods and carrying a concealed weapon.
Durham police said Tuesday that Bailey will face additional drug charges from his latest arrest.
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