A Starkville man who was indicted by a Oktibbeha County Grand Jury in January was served a bench warrant after not appearing in court on Wednesday.
Zyterrious Gandy, 19, of Starkville was indicted for one count of malicious mischief and grand larceny. Gandy is accused of damaging the front porch of private property and stealing a 2014 Acura on or about June 2, 2017.
Gandy, who was out on bond, was scheduled to be at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court on Wednesday, April 25, but did not show up.
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s deputies served a bench warrant for Gandy’s arrest on the same day and is now in the Oktibbeha County Jail until his scheduled court date in July.
The Starkville Police Department also issued felony warrants for Gandy back in August of 2017 for three counts of aggravated assault and one count of felony failure to stop a motor vehicle when signaled by officers.
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.