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By PAUL MEYER and MELISSA ALANIS / The Dallas Morning News

An armed man hijacked an 18-wheeler, took a hostage and led police on a bizarre chase through Collin, Dallas and Tarrant counties for more than three hours Sunday afternoon.

The gunman was identified as Samuel Scott Jones, 31, of Dallas.

"I don't think this is going to end peacefully because black men are targets anyway," he told reporter Rebecca Lopez. Asked to explain, Jones said, "African-American men have Xs on their backs. They are targets of the government. The cops are going to hurt me either way."

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That guy should've been sent to a mental institution.

Accused hijacker suspect in another carjacking

By DAN RONAN / WFAA ABC 8

A day before the four-hour big rig chase that spanned three counties, police said the suspect may have been involved in another carjacking.

Samuel Scott Jones was placed in the Collin County Jail and charged with aggravated kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon after he was accused of carjacking an 18-wheeler at a Fairview rest stop, kidnapping a woman and leading police on the Sunday chase.

However, police said they believe he was also the man involved in a Duncanville carjacking Saturday evening and another attempted carjacking as well.

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He's just digging himself into a deeper hole.

Accused carjacker's family speaks out

By CAROL CAVAZOS / WFAA ABC 8

DALLAS - As hijacker Sam Jones was pursued by dozens of officers as he headed to his family's neighborhood with a gun pointed at the female driver of the 18-wheeler, his family said he may have wanted to say goodbye one last time.

Charlet Hill, Jones' sister, said he had told family members he intended to end his life and had called her before driving by her house during the hijacking to say he loved her.

"He said, 'I'm going to die tonight,'" she said. "I thought he was joking."

His father, Moses Jones, also said Jones reached out to him.

"He said, 'You probably won't see me no more daddy,'" he said. "I said, 'Why?' He said, 'They going to take me out.'"

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My condolences to the families of the suspect and the terrified 18-wheeler driver.

Truck chase suspect: 'Anything could happen'

By REBECCA LOPEZ / WFAA ABC 8

McKINNEY, Texas — Samuel Scott Jones has apologized for kidnapping a female truck driver Sunday and leading police on a wild ride through three counties.

Jones' family said he was distraught during the televised pursuit, and now the suspect is speaking for himself from the Collin County Jail.

Jones talked about what led him to the kidnapping, and about what was happening inside the truck with the woman he was holding at gunpoint, Christie K. Bundren, 51, of Allen.

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Sure he can express his views, but he doesn't need to terrorize hard workers over his troubles.

Truck hijack suspect: 'I didn't have any hope'

By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News

McKINNEY, Texas – Samuel Scott Jones planned to die Sunday.

The man accused of taking a hostage in an 18-wheeler said he wanted police to end his life Sunday during the slow-speed chase through three counties that turned into a four-hour media spectacle.

From a visiting room in the Collin County Jail on Tuesday, he described how he was fed up and frustrated at not being able to support his family.

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I can understand his frustrations. If he wants help, why can't he just simply ask any of his friends?

Truck hijacker wanted to be killed

Suspect says hostage saved his life

By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News

McKINNEY, Texas – Samuel Scott Jones planned to die Sunday. And he wanted police to kill him.

His saving grace came from an unlikely source: the female truck driver whom he admitted to holding hostage at gunpoint during a four-hour, slow-speed chase through three counties.

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ABC's "Good Morning America" did an interview with the truck driver that survived her ordeal. Click here to see it.