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A suspect who allegedly attempted to carjack a victim with a stolen chainsaw and hammer was captured by authorities following a manhunt in Virginia on Monday, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
After a three-hour search that included a K-9 unit and a drone, officials were able to apprehend Devin Laws, 26, of Blackwater. Officials added that brass knuckles were also found in Laws’ pocket upon his capture.
The ordeal began just before 7 a.m., when deputies responded to a disturbance with a weapon call.
Deputies said the caller reported she was parked in a driveway when a stranger approached with a chainsaw in one hand and a hammer in the other.
Deputies said Laws is now in the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond on charges of breaking and entering, attempted carjacking, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a concealed weapon after a felony conviction, petit larceny, and vandalism.
The stolen chainsaw was also returned to the rightful owner, according to officials.
“Great teamwork by the deputies and residents to keep Stafford safe!” Stafford County Sheriff David “DP” Dectur wrote on social media.
