Natural Resources Police Officer Injured At Patapsco State Park: DNR

CATONSVILLE, MD — The search for the suspect who rammed into a Maryland Natural Resources Police officer at Patapsco Valley State Park Tuesday night sparked a manhunt Wednesday in Baltimore County.

Harrison Lee Bartles, 20, was charged with first and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, according to WBAL. He surrendered in Towson after 3:30 p.m., the TV station reported, though police were tipped that his vehicle was in the 1600 block of Frederick Road earlier Wednesday afternoon.

The suspect is accused of driving his SUV at an officer who was on foot inside the park, police said.

The confrontation occurred before 11 p.m. Tuesday on south Hilltop Road at River Road after the officer told the driver that the park was closed, WBAL reported.

The park closes at dusk.

The driver was described as a man in his 20s with a beard and short hair.

A spokeswoman for Maryland Natural Resources Police told the TV station that the SUV likely had bullets and blood on it, since the officer fired upon being struck; the agency reported the officer had been treated and released Wednesday morning.

Photo courtesy of the Maryland Natural Resources Police.

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