HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Louisiana woman is behind bars after a crime spree across east Harris County on Saturday, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Chaninthorn Cuney, 43, began the day by carjacking a man at a gas station in the 3700 block of East Sam Houston Parkway.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video shows a woman stabbing at the air while standing next to an unoccupied SUV, while a man looks on.<\/p>\n
Video shows the woman then approaches a man sitting in a white truck. She opens the door while still holding the knife and the two begin struggling.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, she placed the knife against the man’s neck at one point.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video shows she’s eventually able to pull the man from the truck by his arms and takes the wheel.<\/p>\n
It’s only a matter of seconds before her first crash.<\/p>\n
Videos show her driving straight into the SUV she was stabbing at minutes earlier.<\/p>\n
She then reverses and drives into the vehicle again, pushing it into a gas pump.<\/p>\n
You can see her then reversing onto the Beltway feeder road before driving back into the gas station parking lot and striking a second vehicle.<\/p>\n
Police say she drove the stolen truck 13 miles to Baytown, where she crashed into a postal truck on Market Street.<\/p>\n
When the postal worker got out to check on her, court documents say she pulled the knife and started making stabbing motions.<\/p>\n
She was eventually arrested at the nearby Exxon refinery, where court documents say she rammed one of the gates.<\/p>\n
During a probable cause hearing Monday morning, she claimed to be a victim of identity theft when the magistrate asked her if she would like a court-appointed attorney.<\/p>\n
Records show Cuney was arrested in 2020 in her native Louisiana, and her alleged crime was also vehicle-related.<\/p>\n
The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office said she used a car to plow into a house and several other cars after getting into an argument.<\/p>\n
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