A Pooler man faces multiple charges after police from five agencies chased him through several jurisdictions for nearly an hour Thursday night when they say he took a car at gunpoint.
Jordan Christopher Oneal, 21, was charged with armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle and fleeing to elude police officers, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. He also has been charged with aggravated assault, failure to maintain lane, failure to obey traffic control devices, attempting to elude a police officer for a felony offense, no permit, reckless driving and speeding.
He was pursued by police from Savannah-Chatham County, Port Wentworth, Garden City, Pooler and Georgia State Patrol officers at speeds more than 100 mph before he abandoned a stolen vehicle in a Pooler neighborhood, climbed a fence into an apartment complex and was taken into custody by waiting metro officers, Miller said.
West Chatham Precinct Patrol officers had responded to an apartment complex on the 100 block of Benton Boulevard near Pooler about 9:30 p.m. where a resident reported he had been robbed of the keys to his white 2013 Jeep Patriot at gunpoint, Miller said.
The Jeep passed another metro officer on Interstate 95 and led officers from the five agencies through Savannah’s southside, out Chatham Parkway and back to the Pooler area.
Interim metro police Chief Julie Tolbert commended the efforts of the five agencies for the precise handling of the pursuit that ended with no injuries and no property damage.
“This was a testament to the various officers and their intense and consistent training,” she said. “It allowed officers from various department who rarely if ever have opportunities to train together to respond in unison to safely address the issue. My compliments go out to every officer involved.”
Detectives from metro’s robbery unit continue to investigate.