New details about the injured deputy, suspected of ramming his car

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A 19-year-old man is accused of carjacking and ramming the patrol car of a deputy trying to pull him over, seriously injuring the officer.

According to arrest warrants, it all happened around 1 p.m. Thursday and ended with the crash at 1:15 p.m. Thursday in the Amazing Beauty Supply parking lot at Gordon Highway and Bayvale Road.

According to warrants for Steward’s arrest, Omarion Rayshawn Steward carjacked a 2014 Toyota Camry and then intentionally sped off the patrol car occupied by Deputy Christopher Brown.

According to the warrants, the patrol car was struck on the front passenger side.

A Richmond County Sheriff's Office patrol car was rammed by a stolen vehicle, injuring... — A Richmond County Sheriff’s Office patrol car was rammed by a stolen vehicle, injuring a deputy, authorities said.(WRDW)

According to arrest warrants, the Camry, valued at $14,000, was stolen nearly three hours earlier in the 500 block of Caldwell Drive.

According to arrest warrants, the victim said Steward arranged the meeting to conduct the operation. Once on scene, Steward walked up to the vehicle, opened the front passenger door and got into the front passenger seat, according to arrest warrants.

At the same time, another person approached, pointing a gun at the victim and cursing.

The victim got out of the car and ran, then Steward and the gunman left in the car, according to arrest warrants.

Brown and other deputies later learned where the car was and attempted to recover it during what witnesses said was a high-speed chase.

According to law enforcement officers, it all ended with the suspects ramming a patrol car.

In accordance with... — That stolen Camry was used to ram a patrol car carrying a Richmond County deputy, according to authorities.(introduced)

Brown suffered injuries to his pelvis, arms, jaw, leg and other parts of his body, according to a GoFundMe campaign set up on his behalf. According to the organizers of the campaign, which raised almost $12,000, he will have to undergo numerous surgeries.

Brown has been with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office since 2010, according to state credentialing records, serving as a jail officer, jailer, law enforcement officer, investigator and deputy.

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According to the GoFundMe donation page, he is an Army veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan.

Steward was arrested Thursday and is being held in the Richmond County Jail on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, armed robbery, carjacking-another weapon and possession of a firearm or knife during a crime, according to jail records.

The status of the other suspect in the carjacking has not been released.