AMITE — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 19-year-old suspect wanted in connection with a string of recent violent crimes, including an armed carjacking early Thursday morning.

Deputies have issued an arrest warrant for Kendall Jackson III on one count of carjacking. According to the sheriff's office, Jackson is also a suspect in a separate Amite carjacking from last week and is believed to be connected to a shooting in the area earlier this week.

The latest incident occurred early Thursday on Bankston Road in Amite. Deputies responded to the scene after a man and a woman reported that four males entered their yard, pointed weapons at them and demanded money and car keys before fleeing in the victims' vehicle. Neither victim was injured.

Detectives identified Jackson Thursday evening as one of the suspects involved in the Bankston Road robbery. Authorities say the group was last seen traveling in a blue Chevrolet Equinox bearing Louisiana handicap license plate "457 152."

In addition to the recent investigations, Jackson has active probation and parole warrants stemming from previous domestic violence and weapons convictions, and he is tied to an open investigation involving an October vehicle pursuit in a stolen car.

Anyone with information regarding Jackson's whereabouts or the identities of the other three suspects is urged to contact the TPSO Criminal Investigations Division at 985-902-2088. Anonymous tips can also be submitted for a potential cash reward through Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa at 1-800-554-5245 or online at www.tangicrimestoppers.com.