'HE DRAGGED ME': Body cam footage shows an officer questioning a man in Georgia, before the driver suddenly hit the gas, knocking the officer to the ground. The officer was not seriously injured and the suspect was arrested the next day.
In a Facebook post , Lawrenceville police said they arrested 25-year-old James Grant Hoyle. The department's post says he didn't stop at an intersection on Monday where an officer was directing traffic, then fled as he was being pulled over.
Det. Tim Schaefer said Hoyle briefly put his car in park as an officer approached, but then ignored commands to turn it off and instead accelerated. Video from the officer's body-worn camera shows him being knocked down and dragged behind the car as Hoyle speeds away.Hoyle is charged with reckless driving and attempting to elude police, among other charges.
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