Evansville Police arrested 36 year old Myles K. Martin on multiple charges after he carjacked a woman and fled from police this morning.Â
Martin, who is from Owensboro KY, was with an unknown female in the parking lot at 2301 N. Green River Rd at 8:00 Saturday morning. They were sitting in a white passenger car together.
Pennie Hart pulled into the lot to open her business for the day. As Hart parked her SUV, Martin approached her and pointed a handgun at her. He told her to get out of her car. Hart got out and ran into the business. Martin took the SUV and left northbound on Green River Rd. The female in the white car also left the area.
Hart called 911 and gave a description of her Lexus SUV and the plate number. A detective found Martin sitting in the SUV in the Sugar Mill Creek Apartment Complex a few minutes later. Uniformed officers arrived at the apartment complex and tried to arrest Martin. Martin refused to put his hands up where officers could see them and then put the SUV in gear. Martin then tried to flee the scene. Martin hit a parked car, but did not stop. Martin was armed and dangerous and refused to surrender. An officer fired two rounds at the SUV’s tires. One of the tires went flat as Martin continued to flee. Martin drove into a field next to the apartment complex and got stuck. He ran way from the SUV, but was caught at a nearby intersection. The handgun used in the carjacking was found in the SUV.
Martin was charged with:
Armed Robbery B felony
Carjacking with threat of force B felony
Possession of gun by a Convicted Felon B felony
Resisting Law Enforcement C felony
Resisting Law Enforcement D felony
Resisting Law Enforcement A misdemeanor
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia A misdemeanor
There is not a booking photo available at this time.
