Later, police spotted the stolen pickup and tried to stop it. The vehicle fled and after it was abandoned, police spotted Harris walking on the street. His clothes matched the description of those worn by the armed carjacker, the affidavit said.

Harris admitted to police that he was driving the pickup when police were behind him but said he did not know he was being pursued, according to the affidavit.

Harris was charged with carjacking and felony eluding police and was granted bond on Dec. 5 and given permission to be placed on home electronic monitoring. The program is administered by the Adult Pretrial Services Division, part of the Richmond Department of Justice Services.

However, Harris was held in jail through Dec. 17 because the defendant’s mother said her son could not live with her, which initially made him ineligible for the home monitoring program.

Someone else agreed to host Harris at a home in Hillside Court that is one block from where Sharmar would be shot several weeks later, according to court papers and a city official.

A GPS device was placed on Harris’ ankle on Dec. 18. He reported as instructed the following day for a meeting at the home electronic monitoring office.