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The Hammond Police Department, with the help of officials in Florida, has arrested a carjacking suspect. On Feb. 22, around 2 p.m., Hammond police began investigating a carjacking on Southwest Railroad Avenue. When police arrived, they entered Gateway Ford in Ponchatoula where they learned the suspect, Timothy Pierre, 37, asked to test drive a car. The salesman became suspicious and took a photo of the driver, according to police. The salesman asked Pierre to pull over at the intersection of Southwest Railroad Avenue and Minnesota Park so he could get a cup of coffee. The salesman told police Pierre pulled a gun out of his pocket and ordered him to get out of the car. Pierre is then accused of driving off from the scene. After HPD shared a photo of the suspect, the Ponchatoula Police Department said Pierre abandoned a car behind the Little Caesars Pizza on Pine Street earlier that day. A regional alert was sent to Mississippi, Alabama and Florida through the National Crime Information Center, according to police. HPD said the Santa Rosa Sheriffs Office in Navarre, Florida, found Pierre driving on U.S. Highway 98. Pierre is accused of leading deputies on a pursuit until he crashed his car. Pierre will face charges in Florida and also stand trial for charges in Hammond, according to police.