Kentucky man charged with attempting to murder a cop
The suspect allegedly fled in a car and crashed into another car, injuring the driver.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Kentucky man rammed his car into a police cruiser and dragged a deputy during a traffic stop Thursday, authorities said.
Warren County Sheriff's Deputy J.D. Thompson stopped a car for an alleged seat belt violation near the Greenwood Mall in Bowling Green when he encountered Brandon Ray Cherry, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
During the stop, Cherry said he didn't have a driver's license and was asked to step out car, the statement said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Cherry put the car into reverse and rammed Deputy Thompson’s patrol car then continued to push the cruiser back until it struck a parked car," a news release said.
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Brandon Ray Cherry, 23, faces an attempted murder of a police officer charge for allegedly trying to drag a Kentucky sheriff's deputy a short distance during a traffic stop.
Thompson tried to stop Cherry as he put the car in drive, dragging Thompson a short distance. Cherry fled in the vehicle and collided with another car after failing to obey a stop sign, authorities said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Cherry fled on foot but was captured by Bowling Green police a short distance later. In his car, officers found a satchel with a "significant" amount of drugs.
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He faces a slew of criminal charges, including attempted murder of a police officer, criminal mischief, third-degree assault of a police officer, resisting arrest and two counts of fleeing or evading a police officer -- one on foot and the other by motor vehicle.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He is being held in the Warren County Regional Jail on $100,000 bond.