When officers assigned to the airport unit arrived, he had already run away. But Parham wasn’t done yet, according to Atlanta police.

“Officers were able to locate the suspect who was still close by in the south parking deck,” police spokeswoman Officer Stephanie Brown said in a statement. “When the suspect was confronted, he took flight and committed another strong-arm robbery while in the presence of the officer by ripping a purse away from a Delta Air Lines passenger.”

This is guy in cell phone video arrested for attempted carjacking of Uber driver at Atlanta’s airport Sunday. He couldn’t get car in gear and broke shifter. He’s been identified as 37 year old Richard Parham Jr...who was released from prison just one day before pic.twitter.com/tgkSpCjdgY — Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) May 13, 2019

Holding the passenger’s purse, the man continued running, she said. Eventually the officer lost sight of him.

A perimeter was established, and another officer found Parham hiding in the bed of a pickup truck parked in the south parking deck.

“The officer was able to take the suspect into custody after a short struggle,” Brown said.

Parham was arrested on charges of entering auto, criminal damage to property, battery, strong-arm robbery and criminal attempt to commit vehicle theft.

He is being held in the Clayton County Jail.

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