A woman who allegedly carjacked a Lyft she was riding in surrendered to police peacefully after a prolonged standoff on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad caused major traffic in the area.
At around noon, Carlsbad police were notified of a woman who fled in a rideshare after allegedly vandalizing a vehicle on the 6000 block of Paseo Del Norte.
Police officers located the rideshare vehicle soon after and conducted a stop, once officers approached the vehicle, the suspect took out a large knife and "made life-threatening statements," CPD Lt. Darbie Ernst said.
The car's rideshare driver got out at that point, but the woman fled in the car. The car was then "disabled" on northbound I-5 and the woman refused to exit or comply with police, Ernst said.
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A CPD Special Weapons and Tactics Team and Crisis Negotiations Team were called to the scene. In the meantime, there were majoy traffic delays in the area.
After 90 minutes of negotiations, the woman, identified as Darneisha Hill, peacefully surrendered.
She was taken into custody and booked into the Vista Detention Facility for an outstanding felony warrant from a prior incident and other charges including felony vandalism, brandishing a knife, assault with a deadly weapon, carjacking, resisting arrest, and felony evading, Ernst said.
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A knife was recovered at the scene. All lanes were re-opened a little after 2:30 p.m.
During the closure, traffic backed up all the way to Birmingham Avenue in Encinitas.
