THE SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY RAMMED A BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S PATROL CAR WEDNESDAY NIGHT DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON NINE MILE HILL IS OFF FOR NOW. SHERIFF’S SERGEANT AARON WILLIAMSON TELLS US THEY SEARCHED THE AREA OF COORS BETWEEN RIO BRAVO AND BARCELONA, BUT DIDN’T FIND THE MAN. HE SAYS RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD STILL BE ALERT.
THE SUSPECT WAS IN A TRUCK PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON NINE MILE HILL WHEN DEPUTIES TRIED TO APPROACH HIM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HE, INSTEAD, RAMMED THE PATROL CAR AND SPED OFF. DEPUTIES MANAGED TO DISABLE HIS TRUCK WITH A SPIKE BELT, BUT THE MAN GOT OUT AND RAN.
WILLIAMSON SAYS DETECTIVES WILL NOW TRY TO I-D THE DRIVER AND BRING HIM INTO CUSTODY.
