Alabama Officer Injured as Suspect Rams Squad Car During Vehicle Pursuit

An officer with the Millbrook (AL) Police Department was injured when the patrol vehicle he was driving was reportedly intentionally struck by a fleeing suspect.

According to WSFA-TV , officers were called to a home because of a disturbance and determined upon arrival that the suspect had fled the scene in a pickup truck. They gave chase and eventually brought the vehicle to a stop, but not before the subject—identified as 33-year-old Justin Acheson—reportedly rammed one of the pursuing patrol cars.

Acheson then fled on foot but was apprehended by police and arrested, police say.

Acheson was charged with second-degree assault, first degree criminal mischief, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, attempting to elude law enforcement, resisting arrest, and third-degree domestic violence.