Driver Arrested Accused Of Dragging, Injuring 2 Bridgeport Cops

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Naquan Clarke, the 22-year-old Queens, NY man accused of dragging and injuring two Bridgeport police officers during a traffic stop on Feb. 14, was arrested in Queens Thursday by United States Marshals from Connecticut and New York City, according to authorities.

Clarke was spotted inside a residence on 157th Street Thursday morning but initially refused to open the door. U.S. Marshals were eventually able to get in through an open window and were able to arrest him at about 9:30 a.m.

"In the early hours of February 14th, Bridgeport Police officers pulled Clarke over during a motor vehicle traffic stop," wrote the U.S. Marshals Service in a statement. "During the traffic stop Clarke was asked to exit the vehicle, he then fled the scene dragging both Bridgeport officers. On February 20th, the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force along with Task Force Officers from the Bridgeport Police Department were requested to locate and arrest Clarke who was wanted for Aggravated Assault."

Clarke will be held by the marshals service pending extradition from New York.

Added U. S. Marshal Brian Taylor, District of Connecticut, "Anytime a law enforcement officer is hurt during the line of duty our Task Force will pull out all the stops to assist in any way possible to locate and arrest that individual. This was just another example of the excellent collaboration between the U. S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and our full time partners."

The U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force has full time Bridgeport Police Detectives assigned to the task force. It is a team of law enforcement officers led by U.S. Marshals from the District of Connecticut, and its objective is to seek out and arrest violent fugitives and sexual predators.

Membership agencies include; Hartford, New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Waterbury Police Departments as well as CT Parole.

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