JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – A 23-year-old man who said he was only trying to escape from people who were “after him” hijacked an elementary school bus at knifepoint Thursday with a driver and 11 students on board.

The suspect, Nicholas Miller, made the driver flee the scene, drove the bus himself and led police on a 10-mile chase before he was forced to stop by spikes that were placed in the roadway by authorities, according to NBC News.

Nobody was hurt in the incident, the news report said.

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Miller had apparently approached a woman walking along the street around 7 a.m., brandished a knife and demanded the use of a car. When she couldn’t produce one, Miller hijacked the school bus which had pulled over at a nearby apartment complex.

Miller later explained that “there were people after him, and the only way to get away was to hijack the bus,” according to the news report. He indicated that he had no intention of harming the students or anyone else.

Miller, who has a lengthy arrest record, was charged with vehicle piracy, 12 counts of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault and numerous traffic violations.