An 11-year-old Baton Rouge boy faces several charges, including theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated flight, after stealing a school bus and taking it for a joyride. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant L’Jean McKneely says the young boy saw two buses sitting at Progress Head Start in Scotlandville yesterday.
“He was able to get into two of the busses and was playing around and I believe that one of them was a push start and he pushed the button and the bus started so he decided to take it for a joy ride,” said McKneely.
When asked why he did it, McKneely says to boy told detectives he wanted to take it for a ride. He says they were first told about the rogue driver around 10:45 Sunday morning.
“Our guys made contact with the bus, observed that it was indeed a small juvenile male driving the bus. Followed him and attempted to stop him, he wouldn’t stop until the bus actually crashed,” said McKneely.
The bus hit three vehicles, caused one minor injury before it crashed into a tree and a gas line in the city of Central. McKneely says thankfully the kid didn’t do a whole lot of damage.
The child also faces an aggravated assault charge, because he allegedly tried to strike a vehicle.
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