Suspect Drags Ohio Trooper 1 Mile With Car, Escapes [Video]

YOUNGSTOWN, OH — An Ohio State Highway Patrolman was hurt on Thursday night when he was dragged by a suspect's escaping car. Now the Patrol is asking the public for help finding that suspect.

Jamel Robert Patton, 22, was pulled over on Glenn Oak Drive in Youngstown. The car door on Patton's car was open and a trooper was talking to him when Patton decided to flee.

He threw his car into drive, leaving the door open, and started driving, the Patrol said. One of the troopers jumped into the open door and tried to stop the vehicle, getting dragged about one mile for his troubles.

The second trooper at the stop pursued Patton until he stopped and the trapped trooper broke free, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement. The dragged trooper suffered non-life threatening injuries to his shoulder and back. He was treated at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

Patton reportedly escaped while the trooper received medical treatment. The Patrol identified the 22-year-old after the incident and have issued a warrant for his arrest for assaulting an office.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the suspect, is asked to contact the Ohio State Highway Patrol at (330) 533–6866 or #677.

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Graphic from the Ohio State Highway Patrol