|
Man drags cop in car, say police |
|
|
Tuesday, 17 March 2009 |
CENTRAL FALLS — A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon after allegedly speeding off from the spot where his vehicle had been pulled over, dragging the officer who stopped his vehicle along with him, police said.
According to a report by Officer Phillip Garland, 19-year-old Luis Garcia of Clifton Street was arrested on Friday, March 13 at approximately 5:41 p.m. He was charged with felony assault with a dangerous weapon or substance and driving after denial, suspension or revocation of a license.
Garland and Officer Jason Renchan were reportedly traveling in an unmarked cruiser when they saw a vehicle stopped in the middle of Fuller Avenue, blocking the flow of traffic. The occupants of the vehicle were conversing with others on the street, who eventually got into the car before it moved away. Seeing this, the officers reported attempting to stop the vehicle, eventually managing to do so at the corner of Dexter Street and Richardson Street.
Upon approaching the vehicle, Garland said, he could see one of the vehicle’s passengers reaching under his seat. For this reason, police said, the aforementioned passenger was removed from the vehicle and a Terry Pat search for weapons was conducted on him.
According to Garland, the driver — later identified as Garcia — was watching as they questioned the passenger and his hands were shaking. Garland reported asking Garcia to turn off the vehicle’s ignition, to which he allegedly replied, “What?”
Garland reportedly repeated the request, and received the same response. He then reported placing his foot on the vehicle’s passenger side rocker panel, reaching into the vehicle and pointing to the keys, asking Garcia again to turn off the ignition.
“No way man,” Garcia allegedly replied. “I’m sorry.”
With Garland still partially in the vehicle, Garcia allegedly grabbed hold of the gear shit and put the vehicle in drive, moving forward at a speed Garland estimated to be between 30 and 45 miles per hour. According to Garland, the passenger door frame hit his left side, causing him to “lunge forward.”
”At this time, half my body was inside the vehicle and my legs were dangling outside of the vehicle,” Garland said in his arrest report. “I was forced to shift my weight and try and hold onto the vehicle as not to get run over.”
Garland reported that his left foot was dragged on the ground “for several hundred feet,” and he continued yelling for Garcia to stop the car, to which he allegedly responded, “Sorry man, no way!”
Feeling his body start to slip back, and on the verge of falling into the street, Garland reported making one last attempt to pull himself into the vehicle. Once inside, he reported grabbing Garcia’s right hand, demanding that he stop the vehicle and attempting to shift the car into park.
The vehicle eventually came to a complete stop at the intersection of Richardson Street and Pine Street, where Renchan quickly arrived, removed Garcia from the vehicle and handcuffed him, Garland said. Garland did not report suffering any injuries, but did indicate that photos were taken of marks on his boot from being dragged down the road before he managed to stop the vehicle.
According to police, Garcia was issued two state citations, for operating with a suspended license and a suspended registration, as well as a city citation for vehicle creating a nuisance. He was also due to appear in the Sixth District Court on Saturday, March 14, police said.
|
|
Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 March 2009 )
|
|
|
|
|
|
Horoscope
