Thursday, August 17, 2017

Handcuffed prisoner escapes cop car (video)


Let me go, a$$holes! I'm white!! (AP)
JONESBORO, Arkansas (KAIT) - A Jonesboro [cop who can't drive] was injured in a police car crash near Scurlock Industries near Johnson Ave. and Culberhouse.
 
According to a news release from the Jonesboro Police Department, the cop was injured around 5:22 pm when his patrol car overturned while taking a [rambunctious] prisoner to jail.
 
Logan Younger (Source: Craighead County Sheriff's Office)
Logan Younger (Craighead County Sheriff)
The prisoner, 19-year-old Logan Younger, was thrown out the back window of the vehicle. He fled the scene but was caught a short time later.
 
A Facebook user caught Younger on video trying to flee the scene.
 
The officer was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by the Jonesboro Fire Department.
 
Does DT want law and order for meth heads?
The officer, Justin Thompson, was flown to a Memphis hospital. He is conscious and talking but is still undergoing tests to determine the nature and extent of his injuries.
 
Younger was treated at St. Bernards Medical Center then booked on escape, public intoxication, fleeing on foot, and minor in possession charges. The cause of the accident is under investigation. More

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