A Starkville man is in jail nearly two months after being involved in a high-speed chase that ended when he was shot by responding officers.
The Starkville Police Department issued felony warrants for 19-year-old Zyterrious L. Gandy on Wednesday for three counts of aggravated assault and one count of felony failure to stop a motor vehicle when signaled by officers.
Gandy was hospitalized for an unspecified period of time following the shooting and has since been released from medical care.
The warrants stem from a June incident when SPD officers responded to an early morning shoplifting call at the Sprint Mart located at the intersection of Highway 12 and South Montgomery Street.
Officers attempted to make a traffic stop, but the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation told the SDN in June that Gandy then led SPD officers on a high speed chase that ultimately ended off of South Wedgewood Road after Gandy backed into two SPD patrol cars and caused property damage to the porch of a private residence.
Gandy took the car off of the road in the neighborhood and drove through a heavily wooded area before hitting a tree.
MBI spokesman Warren Strain said officers exited their patrol vehicle before the suspect attempted to run them over. Once Gandy tried to hit the officers with his vehicle, the officers shot Gandy.
Gandy was taken to OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville to be treated for injuries before being transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Gandy is currently in the Oktibbeha County Jail with bond set at $35,000. His initial appearance in Starkville Municipal Court is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday.
If found guilty on charges of aggravated assault, Gandy faces up to $5,000 in fines and a maximum prison sentence of 30 years. On the felony failure to stop when signaled, Gandy could face a fine not to exceed $5,000 and a prison sentence of up to five years.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is still investigating the shooting.