A man accused of breaking into a home in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, was allegedly caught on camera trying to run down two people with an SUV in the yards of nearby homes.
Tewksbury police shared the video of Monday's off-road rampage, in which a woman was hit in the leg and a dog also narrowly avoided being struck.
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Tommy Moges, 22, was later arrested at his home in Everett, about 20 miles away, according to police. He faces a slew of charges, including breaking and entering, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60 and leaving the scene of an accident.
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"We saw the car starting to kind of attack a woman who was jogging, and she was trying to avoid the car by going around the bushes," said Laurie Bryckman.
She was having dinner with her husband, Louis, when they heard the vehicle outside. He walked out and had to avoid being taken out.
"He went after me, and again, I think he was playing with me," Louis Bryckman said. "So I stopped to turn around, move into that direction, and I fell."
When Bryckman fell, the driver went after his neighbor.
"You can see the trace of the tire right here, going toward the driveway over there, and that's where he hit my neighbor," he said.
It wasn't immediately clear if Moges, who was due Tuesday in Lowell District Court, had an attorney who could speak to the charges.
"We are thankful that no one was seriously injured during this incident," Tewksbury Chief Ryan Columbus said in a statement. "I am grateful for our officers who responded quickly, conducted a thorough investigation, and promptly made an arrest."
Police were first called to a home on River Road about 7:25 p.m. Monday — its owner told officers that a man had broken in and fled after he was confronted, officials said.
Then someone called to say that a black SUV driving erratically on Mt. Joy Drive nearby hit a woman, according to police.
Investigators found that Moges had gotten into a Honda CRV and tried to hit a woman on Mt. Joy Drive — it wasn't immediately clear why — driving through a yard in an attempt to hit her and a successful attempt to hit another woman, police said.
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Video shows the SUV circle a bush after one woman, then drive off, only to turn back around and drive over the lawn toward another woman. A dog is seen running through the yard near the SUV as well.
The SUV drove off, hitting a rock wall along the way, according to police.
The woman who was hit didn't need to be taken to the hospital, according to police.
Investigators found that Moges was driving the SUV and asked Everett police to take him into custody. He was transferred to Tewksbury police Tuesday morning, police said.
