A South Carolina man purposefully ran over three people on Sullivan’s Island on Thursday afternoon, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital.
Justin Collin Adams has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of first-degree aggravated assault after allegedly running over a parent and two children in the Sunrise Presbyterian Church parking lot shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to court records.
According to Adams’ arrest affidavit, the 36-year-old carjacked his mother at knifepoint and threatened to cut her face before taking control of her vehicle and accelerating towards the school’s playground.
According to the affidavit, he hit a 12-year-old boy in the playground before accelerating at high speed toward a sidewalk while “appearing to chase the children as they ran.”
He allegedly ran over a teacher, who was thrown over the hood of the vehicle upon impact, and then a 10-year-old boy, who was pinned under the vehicle when it collided with a curb, deploying the airbags and bringing it to a stop.
Adams then set off on foot.
Special Services Sgt. Matthew Storen of the Isle of Palms Police Department, who apprehended Adams following a manhunt Thursday evening, told Fox News Digital on Friday that Adams is being held without bond on attempted murder charges and on a $100,000 bond on aggravated assault.
Storen stated that the motive for the attack is unknown.
“We had several aerial assets. We had marine units and boats. “We knew he was last seen near the marsh,” Storen said of the manhunt. “The helicopter was in the air. One of the Sullivan’s Island sergeants was aboard the helicopter, guiding the pilot with local knowledge. “They were making low passes.”
The search for Adams was initiated by the Sullivan’s Island Police Department and the Isle of Palms Police Department, but state and federal law enforcement agencies also assisted.
These agencies included the Sullivan’s Island Police Department, the FBI, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the United States Marshals Service.
According to Storen, authorities identified Adams by the red shirt he was wearing, and a helicopter caught a glimpse of him attempting to hide under the cover of a docked boat.
“That arrest team made up of K-9 units, SWAT team officers and regular officers – as they moved in down the dock – [they] gave commands. He complied. He was taken into custody without any incident,” Storen said.
Adams is due back in court on June 13.
