By Joanna Putman
Police1
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — A mother turned in her two sons after she saw photos released by the Holly Springs Police Department showing they were involved in a police pursuit and allegedly fired shots at officers, WMC reported.
Police stated that an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle driving erratically without headlights on, according to the report. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, the suspects fled. At least two shots were fired from the vehicle.
“It was dangerous for the officers and any other pedestrian and anyone that was on that interstate at that time. That was a very dangerous situation,” Holly Springs police chief Darryl Bowens stated.
The suspects reportedly abandoned the vehicle and ran into a wooded area, according to the report. They were captured on video from a Ring doorbell camera. The police department posted pictures of the suspects on social media the next day.
After seeing the photos, the suspects’ mother, who was not named, turned the 17- and 18-year-olds into the department, according to the report.
“I don’t play no games with them. If you want to do the crime, you gotta do the time — plain and simple,” the mother told Action News 5.
The mother also said that her sons told her they were innocent, and that the crime seemed out of character for them. She hoped that turning them in would help to eventually clear their names, according to the report. They have been charged with aggravated assault on a police officer.