Georgia Teen Accused of Strangling Mother, Leading 100 MPH Police Chase
19-year-old Elijah Jase Parker faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault and fleeing police, after an alleged attack in a grocery store parking lot and subsequent high-speed pursuit.
A 19-year-old Georgia man is accused of attempting to strangle his mother, stealing her SUV, and leading authorities on a high-speed chase that reached nearly 100 mph, culminating in a crash.
Elijah Jase Parker allegedly attacked his mother, Laura Ann Moore, on October 22 in the parking lot of a Publix grocery store in Cartersville, Georgia. According to police, Parker placed a plastic bag over his mother's head and began to choke her. Moore managed to break free and escape to a nearby restaurant.
Moore told investigators she believed her son would have killed her if she had not escaped and that Parker had stated he would not go to prison and would shoot at police if they attempted to stop him. Parker then allegedly took his mother's 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe and fled the scene, despite not possessing a driver's license.
Authorities issued an alert for the stolen vehicle. Approximately two hours later, officers in Adairsville spotted the SUV and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Parker reportedly refused to surrender and led police on a pursuit that crossed into Gordon County. During the chase, he lost control of the vehicle while attempting a turn, crashing into a stopped Kia Optima.
The driver of the Kia reported that her airbags deployed and she sustained leg pain. Emergency services responded to the scene of the collision. Officers apprehended Parker after extracting him from the wreckage.
Authorities state that Parker later admitted to the assault on his mother, stealing the SUV, and attempting to kill her. He remains in custody on charges including aggravated assault-strangulation, theft by taking, false imprisonment, fleeing a police officer, and reckless driving. This incident follows a prior arrest on September 14, 2026, for making terroristic threats, for which he was released on his own recognizance a few days later.
Cartersville Police Capt. Greg Sparacio noted that the incident highlights the pervasive danger of domestic violence, emphasizing that "no community is immune to it."