A Florida grand jury has indicted a Miami man who allegedly killed a 71-year-old woman while he was fleeing cops the wrong way down a Sunshine State highway.
Stevens Charles, 40, stands accused of first-degree murder in the death of Julia Wagner, which occurred last month in Volusia County. Cops on the afternoon of Sept. 16 tried to pull over Charles, a suspect in a string of burglaries in neighboring Flagler County, in a Chevrolet Suburban, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit. But Charles allegedly drove away and hopped on southbound Interstate 95.
Deputies gave chase to the Suburban, which was "traveling at a recklessly high speed, in congested traffic, with no regard for the safety of the motoring public, or the law enforcement officers attempting to stop him," the affidavi