Formal charges have been filed against a teen accused of carjacking a woman at gunpoint and then leading police on a high-speed chase through Homewood and Birmingham.

Kenneth Wayne Watts, 17, of Roebuck, is charged with first-degree robbery, unlawful possession of marijuana, carrying a pistol without a permit and attempting to elude. Homewood police Sgt. John Carr said Watts is charged as an adult.

The ordeal began at 2:55 p.m. Thursday when a woman was carjacked at gunpoint of her red Chevrolet Corvette. Carr said the carjacking happened on Oxmoor Road and St. Charles Street in the heart of Edgewood.

A lookout bulletin was issued, and Homewood officers spotted the stolen vehicle and the suspect on Valley Avenue. A Homewood officer tried to stop the suspect, but he took off and the chase was on.

The pursuit traveled along Green Springs Highway and then on to Interstate 65 where the fleeing suspect hit one vehicle at the University Boulevard exit. There were no injuries, Carr said.

The suspect then got off on Third Avenue North where he hit another vehicle at 17th Street North. Again, there were no injuries.

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The chase then continued until the suspect crashed into yet a third vehicle, this time at Carraway Boulevard. At that point, Watts bailed from the Corvette and ran into woods where police captured him a short time later.

Carr said Watts could face additional charges by Birmingham police for the three wrecks that all happened in their jurisdiction. Watts' bond is set at $60,900.