N.C. Deputy Run Over by ATV Gets Up, Helps Capture Suspect
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- A Cherokee County sheriff's deputy was struck and knocked to the ground by an ATV rider during an attempted traffic stop after the suspect fled from Tennessee.
- Despite being run over, the deputy returned to his patrol vehicle and continued the chase until the suspect stopped.
- A struggle followed, and deputies used a Taser to take the suspect into custody.
The chase ended on nearby Candy Mountain Road, where “a physical altercation ensued.”
“During the altercation, a Taser was deployed, and Prince was subdued and taken into custody,” the sheriff’s office said.
Details of the deputy’s injuries were not released.
Prince, 33, has been charged with: felony assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon; assault on a law enforcement officer inflicting injury; felony flee to elude arrest, and felony resisting arrest, officials said.
“In this incident, our deputy’s training kicked in, and he showed excellent resolve in a stressful situation,” Cherokee County Sheriff Chris Wood said in a social media post.
“I can’t begin to tell you how thankful I am that our deputy was not seriously injured.”
Murphy is about a 225-mile drive southwest from uptown Charlotte.
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