The above offender was arrested and charged with the above offenses after he intentionally struck a Chicago Police Officer with a stolen vehicle on January 1, 2015, at approximately 2:35 pm on the 6000 block of South Wolcott. Englewood (007th) District officers observed two male offenders in a stolen van and activated their emergency equipment to curb the vehicle. The offender attempted to flee in the vehicle and struck a squad car. An officer then exited his vehicle, and during this time, the offender accelerated and intentionally struck the officer with the van. The offenders fled on foot and after a short foot chase the above offender was apprehended and taken into custody. The officer was transported to Little Company of Mary hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The second offender is still being sought in connection to this incident.
