A two-hour ride in a stolen Toyota Camry cost a Bismarck man three years of freedom Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to a carjacking.

Christopher Lockwood, 30, said he didn't know the 19-year-old Mandan woman he pulled out of the car July 6 and threw onto the ground.

The victim - Kari Morlock - said in a July interview that she tried to fight off Lockwood, beating him with her tennis shoe. Morlock ended up on the pavement of the 1121 W. Capital Ave. parking lot crying and nursing an injured wrist, as Lockwood sped away in her Camry.

"It was a situation where she (Morlock) was noticeably upset when law enforcement arrived," Burleigh County Assistant State's Attorney Cynthia Feland said. "It would be a frightening experience for anyone."

A highway patrolman spotted Lockwood on Interstate 94 later that night. Lockwood pulled over for the flashing lights, but sped away when the patrolman told him to turn off the car. The Burleigh County Sheriff's Department and Bismarck police joined the chase that reached speeds of 110 mph.

The Camry was found abandoned about a mile north of I-94 and a K-9 unit tracked Lockwood to a nearby field. Lockwood was pepper sprayed when he resisted arrest and was then handcuffed and taken to the Burleigh County jail.

Lockwood pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor aggravated reckless driving, fleeing and driving under suspension. He was sentenced to the maximum one year in jail, Feland said.

Lockwood was back in the courtroom Wednesday to plead guilty to a felony theft of property charge for stealing the Camry. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment with two years suspended for two years, Feland said. The three-year sentence started Wednesday, so Lockwood doesn't get credit for the time he's spent in jail on the misdemeanors.

The damage to the Camry was extensive: the radiator and air conditioner were damaged, the body was covered with scrapes and scratches, the windshield was shattered, the front end was tilted upward and the front bumper needed replacing.

Although a local auto body shop made the repairs for free, Lockwood was ordered to pay more than $3,000 in restitution. South Central District Judge Bruce Haskell said if Lockwood wanted to challenge the decision, he could at a restitution hearing.

Feland said Lockwood has an extensive criminal history that dates back to 1993 and includes drug charges, charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a suspended license, theft of property, criminal mischief and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle.

(Reach reporter Mike Albrecht at 250-8261 or cops@ndonline.com.)