Benedictine quarterback released from jail after he says he was ‘getting jumped,’ intentionally ran into fire station
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The man who Chesterfield Police say intentionally crashed into a fire station was released from jail on Monday, Jan. 5.
He has been identified as 18-year-old Carson Lambert, a senior and quarterback for the football team at Benedictine College Preparatory, who said he was being "jumped."
Police arrived at Fire Station Seven at 13810 Hull Street Road at 2:58 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4.
(Chesterfield County Fire and EMS)
Online court records show Lambert is facing five charges, including driving under the influence, damaging a public building, refusing a breathalyzer test, possessing a false license -- stemming from Lambert allegedly being found with two fake IDs -- and entering the property to cause damage. He's being represented by Taylor Stone, whom his family hired.
According to police, Lambert was at a yet-to-be-named bar in Richmond, then drove a stolen car to the fire station and intentionally rammed into two bay doors, which have since been boarded up.
Damaged bay doors boarded up at at Fire Station Seven (Photo: 8News)
Chesterfield Police said they found him inside the station being held back by a Fire and EMS employee.
According to the criminal complaint, Lambert told police he was "getting jumped" at the bar in Richmond. He then ran away and "got into a random car and started it." The complaint states his drive from Richmond to the fire station was around 30 minutes.
"He told officers that he wanted help from the firefighters so, after honking on the horn with no avail he drove into the building to wake the firefighters up," the complaint says.
Lambert told police he had three shots at the bar, and his eyes were bloodshot.
A witness also "observed erratic driving behavior."
In court on Monday, Jan. 5, Lambert appeared via video from the jail and was granted a $5,000 secure bond. He will be on house arrest with the exception of going to school and must be accompanied by a parent or grandparent elsewhere.
He can’t drive, drink alcohol, take prescribed medications, smoke marijuana, leave the Commonwealth and will be subject to random testing. He will also have to wear a GPS tracker.
Chesterfield Fire and EMS said the property damage will not impact emergency services. According to the criminal complaint, the doors that were damaged are estimated to cost roughly $30,000 each.
No one was hurt, but Lambert did have a sizeable cut on his forehead.
He’ll be back in court on March 16.
