DANVILLE, Ohio -- A police officer in the Knox County village of Danville was shot and killed just before midnight Sunday by a man who reportedly was looking to kill the officer.
According to the Knox County Sheriff's Office, a dispatcher received a call at 11:20 p.m. from a woman in Danville, stating that her ex-boyfriend Herschel Ray Jones III had weapons and was looking to kill an officer.
Dispatchers attempted to contact Officer Thomas Cottrell but were unsuccessful.
Deputies began a search of the village, about 20 miles east of Mount Vernon. And at about 11:47 p.m., they found Cottrell dead on the ground behind the Danville Municipal Building. His gun had been taken and his police cruiser was missing.
Law enforcement from surrounding jurisdictions began a search for the assailant. At about 1:36 a.m. Monday, a man was seen running from a residence on East Washington St. After a short foot chase, Jones was arrested in an area near Danville Park.
Officers from the Knox County Sheriff's Office and the state's Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating the incident.
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