Two men who are suspected of shooting a Mississippi man in an alleged carjacking were arrested in Doña Ana County on Saturday, following a short pursuit with a sheriff’s deputy.
Christopher Avery Livingston, 23, was reportedly driving a 2014 Honda Accord on University Avenue late Friday night when a Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy noticed the vehicle did not have a license plate displayed. The deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over, but Livingston refused to stop and led the deputy on a short chase before he abandoned the Accord in a parking lot. Deputies then took Livingston into custody.
According to deputies, the car Livingston was driving had been reported stolen out of Vicksburg, MS on March 6, 2016. In that investigation, the 52-year-old male driver of the Accord was shot before the assailants allegedly stole the Accord.
The victim was found in a parking lot by Vicksburg police officers. As of Tuesday, he was said to be in critical condition.
During questioning, Livingston reportedly told detectives he was with Christopher Brown, 25, the night of the shooting and subsequent carjacking. Brown was located a short time later in Tent City, a makeshift shelter for the homeless in Las Cruces.
Both men were arrested by sheriff’s deputies and transported to the Doña Ana County Detention Center.
Livingston is being held on an outstanding warrant for probation violation. He was additionally charged with resisting arrest, concealing his identity, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle.
Brown also had an outstanding warrant for violating a probation order.
Livingston and Brown are currently awaiting extradition to Mississippi to face charges of aggravated assault. Additional charges are pending.
Information from Doña Ana County