A 46-year-old Corsicana man was charged with three counts of attempted capital murder involving officers after police said he led authorities on a chase through Robertson County.
Around 2:20 p.m. Monday, Hearne Officer John Boiler was making a routine traffic stop off Alamo Street when a dispatcher told him the car was stolen, said Hearne Sgt. Shawn Sayers.
Driver Carnease LaTroy Johnson fled once Boiler tried to arrest him, according to Sayers, who said that Boiler was trapped between the door and the suspect car, so he was dragged until he could free himself.
Johnson then ran over the officer and sped off, Sayers said.
The driver led police on a high-speed chase down Texas 6 toward Brazos County, Sayers said, adding that two Robertson County sheriff deputies had set up spike strips at OSR and Texas 6, but when Johnson noticed them he swerved into the shoulder and came close to hitting the deputies.
After landing in a ditch, Johnson drove along the feeder road, Sayers said.
He finally was stopped when a Hearne police unit rammed into his car, the sergeant said.
Johnson remained jailed in Hearne and bail had not been set by late Monday.
Boiler was taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center where he was treated and released.
Attempted capital murder on a police officer is a first-degree felony punishable by life in prison. Johnson also was charged unauthorized use of a vehicle and evading arrest
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