An Elizabethtown man faces multiple charges, including attempted murder and strangulation after police said he was shot by the man he had allegedly carjacked Thursday morning.
According to court documents, Louisville Metro Police officers were called to a vehicle collision on the Outer Loop, near Preston Highway, around 7:30 a.m. where they found 45 year-old Jason Calhoun with multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators said they believed Calhoun had been involved in a fight with another person on Interstate 65 near Fern Valley Road.
An arrest citation said before police responded to the crash scene, they had also received a call about a possible carjacking on I-65 at the Outer Loop and determined the two cases were related.
The victim of the carjacking told police his vehicle had broken down at the I-65 North, Outer Loop exit. He said he left the scene and returned in his wife’s vehicle, which he positioned behind his broken down vehicle. Police said that is when the victim noticed the suspect, Calhoun, walking behind his vehicle while he was sitting inside it.
Police said Calhoun opened the door and demanded the victim give him the vehicle. When the victim told Calhoun he had a gun in the car, he demanded it too and began reaching for it. The victim was able to grab the gun, and Calhoun began kicking and striking him. The citation said the victim had obvious footprints from Calhoun’s boots on his clothing.
The victim told officers at one point, Calhoun said “give me your eyeball” and began grabbing at his left eye, hooking his finger and sticking it into the victim’s eye socket in an attempt to remove it. The victim said while he was able to fight Calhoun off of him, he continued reaching for his firearm and telling the victim he was going to kill him, according to the arrest report.
Calhoun then allegedly put the victim into a headlock and began choking him. The arrest slip states the victim told police he started to lose consciousness and felt like he was going to die if he didn’t do something.
That is when he was able to take control of the gun and fire several shots at Calhoun until he let go of him. The victim exited the vehicle, and Calhoun got in and fled the scene by backing up and getting onto the exit ramp. That is when police said he was hit by a semi, but continued to flee toward the Outer Loop and Preston Highway area, which is where police found him.
Calhoun was taken to University Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and is expected to survive, according to police. The victim was also taken to University Hospital with visible injuries to his face. Hospital staff told police the victim had a corneal abrasion to his left eye. Doctors also said the victim’s voice was hoarse and he had difficulty breathing.
The arrest report cites a witness who was driving by and saw Calhoun open the door of the victim’s vehicle.
Calhoun is charged with attempted murder, strangulation, robbery and criminal mischief. An arraignment was scheduled for Friday morning.
Source: WDRB
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