Man charged with carjacking in cab-shooting incident
Eddie Gardner Jr.
Courtesy of WCSO
The Superior Township man accused of firing off a gunshot at a cab's windshield after a squabble with the driver was arraigned on carjacking charges over the weekend, according to police.
Eddie Charles Gardner Jr., 25, is being held at the Washtenaw County Jail on a $75,000 cash bond.
At 8:20 a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched the area of Plymouth and Dixboro for the report of a shooting. No one was injured, but there had been a shot fired during the altercation.
Police said a man and a woman called for a cab to pick them up in the area of Plymouth and Dixboro. The suspects told the driver to take them to a location in Superior Township. There was a disagreement between the driver and Gardner.
Gardner allegedly pulled out a gun and fired a shot through the windshield of the cab. The driver then grabbed the gun and a fight ensued inside the vehicle. Gardner allegedly broke free and fled the area on foot along with the woman.
A short time later, deputies from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office received information from a citizen about the location of the suspects. Garnder and the woman were spotted by sheriff office personnel and, after a short foot pursuit, both suspects were detained in the area of Gabriel Richard Catholic High School campus.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
John Seychel
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 : 8:53 a.m.
Continued: leaving that prison until he dies. Now the judge had to do this because of the governess new act would have made him eligible to go to the program again. This was a long time ago, and the reason I told you this story is because people like this guy who only knows prison life, is home in prison, and he just can't do life without being told what to do and when to move, that's all he knows. It was the governors fault that he did all this stuff, and she knew better, so I don't blame him, I blame the governor.
Cathy
Fri, Sep 7, 2012 : 2:40 a.m.
FYI, our present governor is still happily pushing people out the door of the prisons to balance the budget. Now the citizens have to keep themselves locked up while the criminals run wild.
Cathy
Tue, Sep 4, 2012 : 10:34 p.m.
Let's check OTIS. I see convictions for: 2005 - Police Officer - Assaut/Resist/Obstruct (two counts) 2006 - Malicious Destruction of Fire or Police Property 2006 - Police Officer - Assault/Resist/Obstruct 2006 - Weapons - Carrying Concealed 2007 - Malicious Destruction of Fire or Police Property 2007 - Police Officer - Assault/Resist/Obstruct (2 counts) 2007 - Controlled Substance <25 grams 2007 - Stolen Property - Receiving and Concealing - Motor Vehicle Nice.
John Seychel
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 : 8:53 a.m.
Yeah well I had to testify against a man who had two accounts of violent rape and murder, and several other crimes as you have above. He was let out of prison on that early prisoner release program, and he was up for life in prison with no chance of parole. Gov. Grandholm , let them free to get a job and do good. What Ever, I worked at the place they were told to go when they have free time on there hands, and we never invited them, but just the same it was open to the public and 501 (c) (3). He stole the bank deposit bag, and keys for the building on my shift, he had a problem because he was the only person in the building at the time. So I told the police, and they went to his house and searched it, they found the bank bag and keys inside his place, along with the $12k, and he denied it and said he was set up, but he was found guilty, but they didn't send him back to prison right away, he went to jail for 6 months at the county, and was released again. then he went and found a young man custodian in a bathroom of an office building downtown Detroit, and it was after hours so hardly anyone was there. He violently assaulted you the young man and raped him several time before he let the kid go. He alerted the security and when the elevator doors opened he was hand cuffed and waited for the police to arrive, and while they sat there the elevator opened again and it was the young man, and he told them what happened and they called an ambulance but they never showed so the cops took the young man to the hospital, and took the perpetrator to jail, and this time the judge didn't just give him no parole again he gave him triple life this time, and the judge sent him to a 23 hour cell at maximum security prison, and stated no chance of
stevek
Tue, Sep 4, 2012 : 8:12 p.m.
After being released from prison, Mr Gardner has managed to stay out of trouble for 2 months. In his brief lifetime he has ONLY been charged with 12 crimes. Time to lock him up (if found guilty) and throw away the key. There should be no chance that this person should see another day of freedom as long as he lives. The only thing he seems to know is crime, so let him live amongst criminals.
Cathy
Tue, Sep 4, 2012 : 10:35 p.m.
Don't forget that OTIS is only the tip of the iceberg. I'd wager he has a good many more convictions. Can you say "career criminal"?
anti-thug
Tue, Sep 4, 2012 : 8:09 p.m.
yet the Gardener's are so dedicate with plants.