NEW ORLEANS — A Florida man accused of in Marrero has been identified as Markeivis Lethario Walker, 35, of Ft. Lauderdale, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Walker was arrested on Wednesday and booked with aggravated flight from an officer, hit-and-run driving and possession of stolen property, Sgt. Brandon Veal, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

On Wednesday, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said deputies had been surveilling a vehicle believed to be involved in several smash-and-grab burglaries of parked cars.

When deputies tried to stop the vehicle near a Chevron station on Barataria, the driver allegedly rammed a patrol car, shattering its window, and tried to flee deputies. The deputy in the patrol car was not injured, Lopinto said.

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