A Brighton police officer was dragged 76 ft by a transferring automotive when a suspect tried to flee the scene.
On Aug. 16, the Brighton officer made contact with a person parked within the space of N. nineteenth Avenue and Overland Drive. The person had a home violence warrant out for his arrest.
When officers tried to comprise the automobile and arrest the person, the suspect refused to exit the automobile, in accordance with a Thursday information launch from the police division.
The now-injured Brighton officer tried to take away the suspect from the automobile, who then started driving away at a excessive velocity whereas the officer was nonetheless holding onto him, dragging him alongside the automotive, the discharge mentioned.
Based on the discharge, the suspect hit two different autos within the parking zone and drove roughly 76 ft earlier than the officer fell off the automobile.
The suspect later exited his automobile and hid in a close-by condominium. After police a short while, he exited and was arrested with out additional incident, the discharge mentioned.
The person was arrested and booked into Adams County jail on a number of expenses, together with first-degree assault on a police officer with a lethal weapon and vehicular eluding.
Based on the discharge, the investigation is ongoing and anybody with info ought to name the police tipline at 303-655-8740.
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