ABC Columbia
May 6, 2021 5:55 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott provided an update on the investigation into an armed Fort Jackson soldier who left the fort and hijacked a Richland Two school bus Thursday morning around 7 a.m.. ABC Columbia’s Josh Berry was at the press conference.
Sheriff Leon Lott released the identity of the soldier who was arrested for hijacking the school bus. Sheriff Lott says they arrested 23-year-old Jovan Collazo, of New Jersey. Authorities say he has been charged with 19 counts of kidnapping, armed robbery, carjacking, pointing and presenting a firearm, use of a weapon during a violent crime and unlawful carry of a weapon on school property. Officials say Collazo was booked at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.