Officer, Tourist Hurt in Kidnapping Chase

A highway patrolman and a tourist from Baltimore remained in critical condition in Las Vegas after a 25-year-old man kidnapped the woman in an airport taxi, carjacked another car, led authorities on a 40-mile chase and ran down the officer trying to stop him, officials said.

Trooper Robert Kintzel Jr., 30, suffered a fractured skull, pelvis and right leg, and internal bleeding. The tourist, 57, broke her clavicle, six ribs and a kneecap.

Jamal Vornelius Phillips is being held on suspicion of attempted murder and five other felony counts, police said.

Police said Phillips snatched the cab at McCarran International Airport; the tourist was in the back seat. She jumped out and was hit by another vehicle. Phillips then carjacked another auto, said police, who eventually rammed the stolen vehicle after it slammed into Kintzel, who was placing spikes on the road to end the chase.