HAMMOND — Three 14-year-olds are facing charges after leading Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s deputies on a vehicle pursuit that ended with a foot chase into Hammond city limits over the weekend.

The incident began Sunday, Nov. 1, when TPSO deputies located a 2016 Kia Forte traveling on Wardline Road in the Hammond area. The car had been reported stolen earlier that morning out of Ponchatoula.

When deputies attempted a traffic stop, the driver refused to pull over and accelerated, initiating a chase that crossed into Hammond city limits. The chase concluded when the driver turned down a dead-end street. All three occupants exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

Deputies, assisted by K-9 Thor, quickly apprehended the 14-year-old driver. The remaining two passengers turned themselves in shortly after.

The 14-year-old male driver was booked into the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center on charges of theft of a motor vehicle, aggravated flight, resisting an officer by foot and runaway juvenile.

The two 14-year-old twin brothers were issued summonses for illegal possession of stolen things, which is a felony.

The investigation remains open as authorities work to determine if additional suspects were involved. Anyone with information is asked to contact the TPSO Criminal Investigations Division at 985-902-2088.